The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 07, 1913, Image 1
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VOLUMU XXIV.
CAMDKN, tiOlTH CAKOIJNA, I HII?.\V, I KllltVAHY 7, I?l?.
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kO SEASON NOW ON;
golf and tennis news
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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. <