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m t 7 ' VOLUMU XXIV. CAMDKN, tiOlTH CAKOIJNA, I HII?.\V, I KllltVAHY 7, I?l?. m m mat 41. kO SEASON NOW ON; golf and tennis news L . ?..7., ITIOMH OF iNTHWr auonm thk hotkm* ani> - solCrilH'KN VIHITOIIM ?jli* tow remaining days before Wednesday are filled with ?? and invitation# to at K,,! (lit* n uii?4?rou? pleasures ami 'His wh?<?? <unnot,be lndulg ip during J*e?tt. Each and every ? Is vying with on? ?n0thar in Erin* t<> accept and attend ail, for B. ,jayb seems an endlott* tlmo to who have indulged in bridge I dances, to have to give theui There are still quite a few itlwe* loft, bowov?r, which luter uiuny. Such as golf, tenuis iu (ixt polo touraaiueutH, which Die off diirlug these two months. Tennis Match. On tho Hobklrk Inu tennis courts, n.s past week, quite a crowd au ubltid to watch a couple of tennis The single belug played , MldK Jane Copp, of Boston, and !iM Lovlna lOldredge, of Camden, lie game* were, first set, 8-10, In ,?or of MIhs Copp; second set, ire set, in favor of Miss lOldredge; Klrd ?et, 7-9, In favor of Miss El edge. The doubles were played t Mint Ruth Reynolds and Miss 'ioronco Clark, against Mrs. George uetln and MIhs Richardson, of St. uuU. The games were as follows: _Jret sei, <5-4, In favor ot MIbb It. Keynolds and Miss Clark; second it, 5-7, in favor of Miss Reynolds id MIbb Clark; third set, 7-8, jrs. Austin and MIbb Richardson, 'bis match having rbeen played for i beat three seta out of five, had be called -off on account of dark iew, but will be played off later. (jolf Ih Knjoyed. The Court Inn guests are now R-ery much interested in the OOrti Bug Golf Tournaments, which take Mace all through the month of Feb ruary. Starting with .the ^'Ringer. Jlontests" which takes ul> the en. ne month of February and starts ii the 3rd on the Sarsfleld golf Inks. Already there have been ome Interesting matches played. p)nc of great interest was -that of iftiiuary 30th, which was played byk hree professionals and Mr. Horace |Book. Mr. Cook played a wonderful me, having as hlB score 7,0, which it only heats the three profession Isjtmt also "Boggle Score." Anoth ' grttot enthusiast of the game is ?Pt. J. P. Crane, a Court Inn guest 'bo ha? boon coming down to Cam len many winters. This gentleman lasts or being over 80 years of ;e and never a day passes dogs t find him on the links, playing great form. Mis score card the her day, showed what many young men are still trying to do, and iat is making an exceptional score, iud his was a 4 4 for a holes. At The Court ? Inn. ? The register at the Court Inn ows quite a , good mauy arrivals1 >r this past week, beginning with r. and 'Mrs. Frank A. Magee, \Vfen im Mass.; Dr. aud Mr** Camp R i Washingtoh, d. o.; Miss n_I. hd wards, South ilridge, Mass,; C 1\ Miller, South Bridge, ?ass.; Mrs. Itoselle Kuser and Mtos zgerald, Trenton, N. J.; Miss unn, Bordentown, N. J.j Mxu and ???"?? n stanl?y. Great Barrlng K;. 8t>s,: Mrs- c' Joslln, Miss orter, Keepe, N. H.; Mr. E N. Y^?nd> New York, N. Y.; Mr. v w F^her A. Baker, Yonkers, K;J., Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Beat and n Beal? Br<x>kline, Mass.; ? R. Swartz, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. WW and vallet, New, York. Horse Show in April, i t8 tor tbe 5th annual hors b?fn ^xed for the . 1st and rili ^oir ? i A "Qymnkana" race ?n ?h! ^ on the Polo fields Bolnt^ of Pebr?ary, and ~th?r Km m "umeht events take place ?rom March the 8th to ' 15th, The. ?or wil* then be contested w tn h U,thern circuit cup' will tla I,layed for In Aiken It ?omf ?? and that event comes 1 some time this month. Ponlet* Here. 'ne weather permitting, twice a oio rS?68i wi 1 ? ?lftyed on the ,"i ' '?>? the regular t?arn. id y preece havinji arrived Km fni mB 1 Play?re in fine ?*or the season. Over 60 polo , it? "mUUle dependent- mostly Fbt h?,?\lK4^ there can be little "ne"o waLh bo an. bolting ? <Tv0 ^P11" ?t Country Club. \ nUen c?untry Club golf Kiu H ful1 8haro of play lvo Tim i?n' Several tournament? ^ladv ni taken place- Among Ktire w nl8 can bl^ found Miss Smh v t Whltefedge, I Gk;rtr?i t ii P' Clark- St "rude B. Lockwood. ? Oh Tn?n^inK nml Mnsic. Khroeso T,^y, n,ght? ' [t beInB B'b a . uesday. at the Country ?Iven by the dert ^ which was largely fiaij. by P%n\d.en pawU and Co d- n0nl ' the hotels. The tie ' prchestra furnishing the fino n,, or?hestra is an unusu wW?an tlid Sundfty nlKht ?Kw/hicb are. lield at the BLure in3!"!; a .stitftce of ritsi5jss^agg: Peopi? in his Invitational is afloat that if I tS not fro*n talking music i8 playing, which Vnifit TOVIUHT HOTKIi lUJltN'IOl) "IWk Hurm.l a. Alkou ttifdtiuy Morning. ?-? T OO. z. in ope of the most spectacular fire# Aiken has over aeon md in whloh upwards of a quarter of a million dollars in prop erty,' Jewelry and personal effects wan destroyed, the Park in On- Pipe hotel, Aiken's famous tourist hos iery, whh burned in tin: ground thin morning Thete wore many narrow escapes, and for u time, some of the guests were In Immediate danger of being out off in the upper roolus of tho three-story building or suffoca tion, hut ail of the 44 guest s came wifely out of the burning building. Most of them lost everything they bi&Ught here with them. A. N. 1>1 k, manager of the ho tel, was overcome by the dflUHt smoke whon h?w rushed down Into I ho basement as Boon as the fire was discovered^ and except for the assistance of some of the help who followed, would have suffocated. Ho was dragged oul. The building was a three-story frame structure, containing 177 rooms., Tho fire originated in a store room in the basement, direc tly at the foot of tho <elevat.or shaft, where about 1,000 feet of lumber had been placed preparatory to <the making of certain Improvements oiv the building. j About 11 o'clock this morning smoke Was disco ver?4 pouring thru the cracks of the floor in tho lob by of Ahe palatial hotel. Mr. Dick ran down stairs but fouud himself blinded and choking with smoke and uuable to make his way through the dense clouds of It, he sank to the floor and cried feebly for assis tance. Through the store ^room door which was opened by some of hi* assistants tongues of flames shot and darted up :the elevator shaft, Ten minutes after Mr. Dick was rescued, the basement was a fiery furnace and the flames wore crawl ing swiftly to the upper floors. As soon as the alarm was sounded through th<y hotel tho guestB poured frantically from the burning fbulld ing leaving tholr personal effects be hind. So dense was the smoke it was Impossible to save anything ex cept from- one wing of the building in which the dining ropm was loca ted. , Arrested for Burglary. A white man giving his name as Murray and hailing from North Caro lma, iB confined in the county jaik awaiting trial on the charge of bur glary. A few weeks ago the Por ter grocery^ store at the Seaboard station in this city was burglarized, and about $25 worth of goods sto len, Murray was arrested in Co lumbia in the act of disposing of the goods and brought back to Cam den. He is a man fairly "well . dressed and claims to come of n { good family in tTie_ Old North State, j ? ; is very annoying to the orchestra. ! as well as those attentively listen-] ing, the concerts will be discontin ued. At The Kirk wood. The Kirkwood is fast filling up, * and among the recent 'arrivals are: i Mrs. Leland H. Ross - and maid, ' Master Leland Ross, Jr., Morristowu, N. J.; Mrs. Philipe L. Prick,. Miss . Elizabeth Prick, Mrs. Horace P. j Chamberlin, Buffalo. N. Y.; Mr. and ? Mrs.. Ben j. Neilds, Jr., Benj. j Neilds the 3rd and maid, Rye, N. Y. j Mr.. Qeorge C. Cla'uson, Park com missioner of N.' Y.; Mrs. O. C. Clau- ' sen, Mr. tSdgar G. Clausen, New York;. Mr. Edmund Stevenson Burks Jr., Cleveland, O:^ Mr. and Mrs. Nl coll Hiller, Carbondale, Pa. First Game of Polo. ~TKeTS>lo fields oh Tuesday after noon with a string of 40 gaily blan- I keted and booted polo ponies and ' thoir grooms, ?? made n picturesque scene as they waited for the polo team to get in line for the opening game of the season, and at 3 o'clock sharp the referees whistle started them off into one of the most excit ing games witnessed this year. The j line up was as follows: Camden's team, known aft the "Camden Blues" Capt. Duncan Edwards, Sidney Smith, Charlie Little, (substitute for C. M. Taintor,) N, C. Boykin, against, tlie Naragariset team, known as tho "Pish Catchers," Capt. God frey Preece, N. Y.; Edgar G. Clau ?ln( PnrtfihftBter. N. Y,; Edward St&- -I vcnson Burke, Cleveland; A. P. 1 Goodwin, Boston. The score board was watohed by the crowd with j great interest, the gameB being close and quickly played . added greatly to the excitement. The "Pish Catchers" being this time the winners, the score being 6 to 4 8-4. when the whistle- for the last period i was blown. j House Party. Mtb. Raif Ellfs, has among her j house party guests this past week, ? her sister, Mrs. John Garrets, and ? Mr. J. Garrets, who is United States ; Ambassador to Argentine Republic. ; Mr. Garret attended the Corn Show in Columbia on'hls return and made a speech . while there. : * - *: - Prlase ^Winners, Among Mr. Godfrey Preeces' fine string of 30 polo ponies are three' which took the blue ribbon at the < Madison Square Garden hors* show I this past season,... Fire Sutferert Apply. The recent disastrous Jiie at Aik en or the 'Tark ill the Pines", has put -many of- Aiken's totirialfl un ttre~ search for other quarters. Cam tourist hotels taavo beei* recoivlng telegrams and long distance phone tails enquiring for accomodations here. SAD ENDING TO LIFE OF POPULAR YOUNG MAN Mic. ihh <;lak m. UTHAM U1KD in COLUMBIA an it?0Ki?i/r or PISTOL shot wound. Tho entire oUy wuh aaddenod when news of tho douth of "l)oug" ! Latham witu received la Camden Saturday, Mr. Latham hud boon in hud health for ttoaie time and had been In Columbia for several months. An improvement had boon noticed in IiIh condition and Mrn. Latham, acting upon tho advice of her physician, had requested IiIh Mh louse and she and Mr. Latham worn at the Htation ready to tafco the train for a stay in AnhoviUo, N C.. with 'the hope thftt u visit to that place would utill further improve hiin, when Mr. Latham jumped Into a transfer and directed the driver ti> take him hastily to a hardware store, The rest of the Bud Htory is told by tho Columbia State of Sunday looming: ?'Yesterday about l o'clock Doug las M. Latham, of Camden, Bhot. himself In the right temple with a revolver while In S. II. McMaster's sporting goodu store on Main street -and died at 4 o'clock at a local hos pital from tho self-inflicted wound. The unfortunate man whh discharg ed yesterday morning from the State .Hospital for tho Insane where he had been undergoing treatment. "Mr. Latham had been in tho sporting goods store only a few minutes, flo told It. 8. Mar?*, Jr., one of the clerks, that he'wanted to buy a pistol, and he wuh shown a 32 calibre revolver. Ho said he liked the gun and thought he would tatfe It, but first he wauled to soo how It looked loaded. "Mr. Marks, who sus'plcloned nothing from tho man's manner, fill ed the chambers with cartridges. Mr. Latham looked at tho pistol a moment and then suddenly turned the barrel toward his right templo and fired. Ho crumpled up on the floor. "Tho deed was done bo quickly that Mr. Marks hardly realized what had happened. James H. Fow les, magistrate of Columbia, was hurriedly summoned from lils office on Washington street. He founds Mr. Lat ham stretched on -tho floor With the pistol clenched In his right hand. Ho was removed to a hospital and died three houra later. J. A. Scott, corondi"'' of Richland -County, after making a thorough in vestigation of the affair, .decided that an inquest would be unneces sary. "The a'uicide in a store on Main street attracted a large crowd. The store was cleared and the doors locked so the officers would not be disturbed. "Dr. J. W. Babcock, superinten dent of the State Hospital for the Insane, said yesterday tliat he had discharged the late Mr. Latham from' the institute under protest. He refused to do so- on the request of Mr. Latham's wife but had final ly done so on the request of D. M. McCaskill. \of Camden, which was approved by W. L. McDowell, judge of probate of Kershaw county. Dr. Baboock always requires relatives of the inmate to sign a form that -the release is made under protest un less the release is made by the au thorities." The funeral services were hold at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon at his late home on DeKalb street, conducted by Rev. H. B. Browne, and the, burial was In the Camden cemetery. The funeral was attend-' ed by an unusually large number Of sorrowing frlendB testifying to the high esteem in f^hich the de ceased was held. The following gentlemen acted as ppall bearers: Messrs Benton Bruce, Boykin Rhame, Seldon Wil liams, John Williams, C. it. Lewis and Ney Billings. 4 A Beautiful Booklet. Manager T. Edmund Krumholz. j of The Kirkwood, has Just received | from the press one of the hand- 1 somest booklets * ever Rotten out for a CamdA it enterprise. It is handsomely pmited and s contains thlrty-seveA illustrations beautifully ! Interwoven with the pineB for which j Camden gets her fame aftsa health I and winter resort: ? Historic spots, i Uoautif homes, polo anil outdoor ; scenes, pretty driveways and wiqter j gardens are shown which is attrac tive and pleasing to tfee eye. Mr. ! Krumholz is a great believer in all kinds of publicity and he never mis ses an opportunity to bring his popu lar hotel and ' Camden to the front. i This last piece of work will no doubt result in bringing many more tourists and ^ winter residents to "Charming Camden." Switzer's Ten Cent Store. ! Mr. H. Swltzer, one of ^pamden's enterprising merchants; has recent ly added to his stock of Dry Goods and Clothing, a complete stock of five and ?ten cent goods. Mr, Swit*-. zer says he expects to increase the stock as soon as the demand for better goods at less money increas es. U- Congressman Dcgare Dead. * George S. Legare, representative ^4n oongress * from the first ^ South Carolina district, died at his home TrrXhwrteston Thir^Rdiiy nnighl &rt&T~ ? long illness of tuberculosis. Only rooeutly Mr. Legare was forced to re U re from his duties at Washing ton. Mr. Legare wiui 441 years -old and entered the 68th congress. CITY AND COUNTY NEWS PUT IN CONDENSED FORM MA'I II KN oi <;?:ni:u \i- INTKft i >i hi.< t hi i> BV QVl\ kki'oim ?:its. ; Mr. r J shannon, Jr., wa? in . Columbia on Wednesday I Mi L llettys, of West Wuli'it'f wan In Camden Friday last. Sapt John CI. Richards, of Llber ty lllll. wan In Camden <>n Tuesday. |lev. W. H Work mui), brother of Mr. J l Workman, whh In Camden t bin wot'k, ^ Mr. Arnold Friedhelm, <?f Rock H1U, Ik \lsiifng b Ik dauKhtor, Mrs, M. H Hoy man, of Cnrnden. Mi" II A. Martin, ' one of Th? Chronicle's good friends in WoBt Wtttorcc, wuh hero Tuesdby last. Mr. A. 11. Uaxley, of Bethuue, was in Cnmdlfl last Friday. Mr. Bfcxley It) happy over ihi> arrival of a hoii at his bonif < j. W, 'Hamel, of Kershaw, spent Monday In the pity, ho wuh returning to hl? duties at Colum bia. Rov. and Mrs. M. ly. biiwHon and Mrs. N. O. Epps ure attending the com exposition in (Columbia this week. Tin county chain Jiang has boon WOTk lb ft at the ?-<>?i it house iMb Week putting tho grounds In good repair. Mr. 15. F. Howell, of .Bculuh at tended the Corn Exposition In Co lumbia on Tuesday. Mr. Howell 1b ?a-thw?iawtie in hit* p4ttise of tho ex position. Work on the Episcopal Rectory 1h progressing very SfttjatectOrlly* Mr. J. J I. Moore ban the contract and t h 1b 1h sufficient guarantee that the tyuildlng will be a nlco one. Sheriff W. W. Hucknbnf has re cently had lights put on the out side of the jail. This 1h a great improvement and a great assistance tft...the jailor, ?- - ? Mrs. M. H. McLaurln, of Han An tonio, Tex,, IS* the guest of Mrs. E. K. Hill. This is Mrs. MoLaurin'u native town, and as Miss Mattie Shau, she is ?tlll pleasantly roniom bered. A host of frjends will bo delighted to see her. 4 Ml'. D. H. Clarke, who left hole Botfrfev time ago to go into business with his brother at Charlotte, has returned and has accepted his old position at Burns & Barrett's hard' ware store Whore lie will be glad to meet his friends again. Mr. I. C. Hough, former clerk of court, left last Thursday for his future home in California. Mr. Hough had hosts of friends thruout (he county who regret to see him and his wife leave, but wish them well in their new home. Home of those attending the Corn Exposition last week at Columbia were: Charlie Hough, Miss Etta Zemp, Miss Lai Blakeney, MrB. Eugene Zemp, Mr. Rlchey, Buck and licnalft- Smith, Caleb Whit aker, M isH> Marie" Kirkland, William and With ers ^Tfrotter, Miss Anna B. Hough, Hilly McDonald, Mr. I). Wolfe and Miss S$ra Wolfe, Miss^Lorina Hum phries, G. T. Little, Jr., Vernon Mc Dowell, Dr.! W. B. Turner, C. W. Uirchmore, F\ M. Zemp, Eugene Zemp, James Zemp and Teddy De Loache, N. R. Ooodale and family. Must Advertise for Bids. ?? The following bill received Its second reading in the house Tues day;..:. ; Section 1. That on and after ap proval of this aot. all regular sup plies for state, county and municipal offiCGTmand other public Institu tions, shall be purchased in the open market in the following man ner, towlt: The officers now au thorized to purchase said supplies shall duly advertise in the state and- county papers, as ;tho case may bo, once a week for threo successive weeks, for bids to furnish said sup plies for a period of three months; Section . That all bids shall be opened by said officer, who shall accept the best and lowest bid. made for the furnishing oV Bald supplies. Section The successful bidder 8 h all ien ter into an . agreement? -or. contract to furnish said supplies. aL. such times during said three months ah he 'may be directed by the said officers, and shall give a good and sufficient bond in the sum of double the amount of said bid, con ditioned for the faithful perfor mance of said contract. The said bond shall be In favor of the state, i' the supplies are for state officers and public institutions,, and in fa vor of municipality if the supplies be for municipal pfficers and pub lic institutions, and shall be collect ed as other bonds of such . nature a rijC now collected. Section 4. That all acts or part of acts, insonsistent with this act, are hereby repealed. Section &. This act shall go 4nto effect immediately on approval by the governor. FOR SALE - ? Lettuce, Spinach, Turnips, Collards, Cabtpge plantsf and fresh ]Onions?. also ten tons of wire-grass hay. Apply to H. Truw dell, Broad St., Camden, S. G. 41-2. ? LOST? 'Btaclncird "tan bttctr. ? R^ turn to Miss A. L. Clark at? Hobklrk Inn and rccetvc reward. FOR SALE? Oirc . dining room not for sale. Price $26.00. Apply at this office or phone 30J-L. UNK (AMI)IN CIIK KH. i'ooV PHmm in 111k Show ?t <k>liUli I Itltt . IjltNt VVlH'l, II < ' 1 1 1 1 ? I ? 1 1 exhibitor* Mono honor# to (b?ttUMlV09 b) wlnnlliu at* t ?!?? Columbia hIiow Tbey went P> ooRipetUlou with tho largest breed or? it iid ox hi hi ton tn tho ontiro s??uih and won Moil pf the b)T4l i'lmwn .11 Columbia bud won lit At lanta, ntrinliiHttuiu, NhbIivIMo, Now York, Httgemtowo, Augusta, Bavag n. (h, Mai on , At liciiii, .l.u-UKon vlllc und Bpartauburg, ??"?! nutntiruQi otht.r Southern hIiowh. hu<Yy exhib itor^ woro prominent. Mr*. S. M. Mat bin won In BtroiiK competition In Harred Koekw. Mrb. A. H. Whito uIho hud vory Hot competition in Huff OrplngtohH. J. 1>. Sinclair ex hibited a HtroiiK bunch and wan In the money. 8. 1j. dradlck had u nico bunch of White Wyandotte Pul IctH and lieury Savage j>ui in homo I'okin DuckK that woro hard to boat. T. U, UHtltt'f White Wyandot tow bo- | ?idea winning In OoVumbla won In Momo of America'* lurgoat hIiowh, and won the (Jrand ('hninpionahlp A. 1', A. Medal for the beat Cock erel in tho ontiro uhow. Nearly lbOO birdu were cooped, ma king tlila one of the BoutliH ln?> ge?t hIiowh, and wiih one of tho inout, HiicceHHful hIiowh bold thla Hoaaon. Winner*, KcinIiuw ikHiuty. Huff Orpi n^toim ? Mra. A. ?? White, 2nd cock; lnt -2nd lien, Wbito Leghorns J. I). Sinclair. :ird pen. White Plymouth Kecks .) |> Sinclair, 3fM pen. Wbito Wyundottea T. L. Lltiii. 1nt-4tb cock; 3rd' hen; Iwt-llrd cockerel; i?t-4tb pen. J. D. Sin clair, nth pon. H. L. Grudick, 2nd ?Itb.-ritb pullet . \tone foinb Rhode Island lied* l\. H. Team, lHt-2nd lion; 1 h t cock orpl; , l at- 2nd pullot; lut pen, Light Brahma* -J, I*r- Sinclair, 2nd ben; 2nd pon. Barred Plymouth Kockn Mrs. S. M. Matbis, let cockerel;, 2nd pul lot; nth pen. DKATII AT HHThiJNK, Prominent (1tiy.cn of IjUUcahU'i* l>ie.?l at l>aught< r'a Home. Mr. Willinm M, Hlackmon, son Of tho lHte Joel U. Hlackmon, <lleil Hi the homo of his daughter,* j&fra.7 \V. l.<\ Bst.ridge, -at Bethune, Satnr day, where lie hud made bin home, at three o'clock in the afternoon, in the 79th year of IiIk nj,< . Ho %va? nick only a few days, the end coming after a second stroke of pa laJyala. Mr. Blnckmoii wa? a model citizen In all of IiIh dealingB. lie had boon A consistent amj devout member of the Baptist church Hhico j childhood nnd lived hft 16 Uh teach j legs. He wii^ exemplary In bin life, I having never used a tobacco, never sworn an oath, nor drunk a drop of whiskey. These traits of charactor were very forcibly dwelt upon by Dr. "Boldridge. who officiated at his funeral. Ho enlisted at the beginning of ihe war in Co. U, Second Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, and serv ed during the entire four years. ~ He was desperately wounded at Appomattox, the. closing battle of the Avar, when Lee surrendered, the ball entering the face Just abbve the nose and shattering his left jaw. Air. Blackmon was twice married, uis first wife being Miss Harriett Gardner, '.daughter of the late John J. Gardner, by which jnarriag^ only one child survives, our townsman, Mr. John J. Hlackmon. His second wife was Miss Mary Sims, daughter of the late Mathlas Sims, who with four children sur vive him, viz: Mr. W171 T. Black mon, of this place, Joel D. Black mon, Matt S. Blackmon and Mrs. W. F\ Estridge. He hJso leaves the fallowing, brothers and sisters: Mrs. M. A. Blackmon, Mrs. "Colum ella Bills and Mrs. Ben. B. r Black nion. f The funeral services were con ducted by RoV. J. H. Boldridge, D. D., Monday at 3 p. m., at the home of Mr. J. J. Blackmon, after which the remains were Interred iin West S'de cemetery. ? Lancaster News. (iault-McCjpskill Marriage. A very quiet marriage was that of Sunday evening, Jan. 10th, when Miss Belle Qault, of Columbia, be came the wife of Mr. Sam McCasklll, of- Camden, ? " -??????? ? ? - The ceremony was performed at 9 o'clock at the residence of the bride's cousins, Rev. and Mrs. B. L. Hoke, Itev. Hoke officiating. The bride is the daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Qault, of Union. She has devoted her time rind talent for several years as a trained nurse, having been graduated from the Co lumbia Hospital In 1? 1 1 . She 1h a young lady of attractive personality, and possesses, many excellent traits of character whLcli universally win for het-the love and- admiration of all those with whom she comes In contact. k The groom is a prominent mer chant and a man of sterling worth; He and his bride will reside in Cam den .? ,~Gaf fney ' Ledger, . Clrtc Ijeaguo Meeting. The regular monthly meeting of the Civic League will be held -7% the High School building oh Mon day evening, February 10th, at 4 o'clock -t V KlecT. Mltchem, Sect. Fire at Savannah, Ga., early.. Sun day morning last caused damage amounting to $ The prill*" clpal aufferera-W?v? the Central of Georgia railroad company and the Merchants ami Miners Comnany MRS. LEROY DAVIDSON WINS CHRONICLE AUTO BMi 4JONTKHT (1/OHKH WIOI>NKK l>AY NMJItT? ' WINN KICK AN NOilNCHI) TODAY. The Chronicle's big . Automobile nnd piano contest cunto to a sue. cossful CU>8^ \V?'<lu. ufutrnoos at X o'clock. All through t hi) ]MHl ?eight weeks interest has imvor re* laxed and t ho candidates have ail boon hard at work. As a reHult Tho Chronicle now boasts of one of tho largest subscription IIbIh of any Weekly or semi-weekly paper In this congressional district. ThO sucoobh of tho big offer wiw mainly through tho, efforts of Mr. IS. 1|. Dihbell and blH mother, of the Reliance Circulation Co.. of Duluth, ?M innoHotn, who aro groAt Jn their line. Nvery candidate dl<t falthfiH work and are Justly entitled to tb* p risen they won. It 1h only regret ted that there wore not prl/.es enough for ail. lint they are all ? high class bunch ? n?e loners rejoic li>K with the wlnnerH. Immediately after tho < lone of the content 4ht> judges took charge ' oi th?> ballot boa, which wiih curried to tho Lolin & Savings Hank for the count. The final count unit decis ion of the judges givon below: Judgt'N !to|^?" >Y*?i iilQ. undersigned, named te act jib JudgOH in The Camden Chron icle's Automobile and Prise Voting Contest wore, present tit The Chron icle office shortly after eight o'clook Woflnesday oveni'ng, Kobruary 5, 10T3 and took charge of tho ballot box at that hour and Immediately started tho final count Of the votes caBt by the Chronicle contestants. After a careful canvass of the bal lots polled by tho contestants we ilnd tho following ladles, candidates In The Chronicle Contest, the prize, winners jjh designated below. (Signed) H. D. Brown, VV. J. Dunn, ?John s. Lindsay. rbe Automobile Mrs. I/r ?. Da vidson, I Mat. No. 1, 12, 265, .*100 The Piano?Miss Rosa Peebles, Diet. No. 4, 10,524,450. plitHct No. i. Diamond Ring ? Miss Nell Moore? Gold Watch -M1h? Selma I'arrlsll , 1.835,150 District No. a, Diamond Ring Mrs. Jamon .Team, 2,4 60, H 00. i Tl?ykIn District No. 8. Diamond Ring Miss Mary 13. Yoiihk, 2,5 20,750. Cold Watch - Miss Kittle Rich ards, 1,819,400. District No. I. Diamond Ring? Mi rj, Sarah II. Boykin, 4,383,800. Sal lie st okes. I o 8 , <? 0 0. \ ? * Notwithstanding the announce ment wan made last week that tho result would not. be made known until this issue of The Chronicle, numerous calls by person and tele phone attested the interest mani fested In the good natured and live ly race for the coveted prize. 800?n as ;^e ne>^ names are a<ln0d tt?..?i4r ,,8t' Tho Chronicle will publish a sworn statement * of ? Its circulation and it feels safe In saying that It enters every home In the county and many in the nearby counties. Mrs. Davidson, winner of the capi # Jot:e,v?d the immense vote of 12,265,300. Although catering the race. as. the last candidate, Mrs. Davidson went heartily ahd syste matically into -the work and suc ceeded In rounding up an immense amount of renewals and new sub scribers and fully deserves the nice prize she has wton. The winner of the second' grand prize, the Klmhall piano, was Miss Rosa Peebles. This little lady deserves especial mention, as she has worked unceasingly sincB"'TH?v opening of the ' contest. Although Miss Peebles had friends helping her she did tho most of the work herself, and she too fully deserves the piano. The Chronicle wishes to extend U? thanks to Rev. H. B. Browne, Jl ,Dunn Mr- J?bn 8. -Lindsay, who so kindly consented JO net as Judges In the final count in- their antOTOohW contest." it is ^useless to ?ny that theae'ge&tlemen | gave universal satisfaction. The Chronicle wishes to sincerely thank the contestants and their frlendtr for the interest taken In the recent Contest and the good work which has been done In ad ding to oour subscription list. The interest .was not only local but na tion-wide as . we received subscrip tions and votes ^or candidates from all partB or America. r W\ The final (Aunt of all the can didates" in the " 'contest fvlli be~ found on our last page. Homo Bis Hogs. .Mr.'I). (J. Fletcher, of Westvilller ^ killed' a few days ago two hogs whfch possibly the weights of which cannot be duplicated in tho county. One of them weighed 500 pounds gross and 440 not. The other weighed 490 pounds gross, and 440 net. The one weighing 490 gross was only eighteen months out Who "can "beat it? ? ? - Musical and n*U ?up|W5r. Thore will bo a Musical and Box 8upper at the residence of Mr. R. ; B. CheWtiTng; <Jn Wednesday night, ~ S*eb. 12. 1918, for the benefit of Salem church. The publicJioi5?iaUy ?sriteu. <