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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE PubliiUd Ev*ry Friday l^r Annum . . . $1 AM) :;"^T ? M. I*. Nile, . f L. A, MrlfcmrlJ. . . > |'uliJUlM?r? rn. N. M< J>owel J, . . ) **" **"" u rMt*Ntu ** ? ,Ti.^? ? rT.,v?, ic. j? ... I l??W N. Ilrwiil M. * 'rti4?iM* UV fmrntkm. H. a, P?*>. 14, 19 J 9. ATTKNI) THK (MMKH. i ti?- Camden club la now furiilahiiig toi (tin duu noma clean, wboltftome, outdoor vport tu the way of the mutch Kaiuoa being play ?<1 at fhe polo ground* three aftor *OOt>4 II w.-.-k. and tho tOUl |J tf rurn out In largo numbera to wit ???hh each gamo. In conversation with a member of the tea in, who kaa done a great d?al towarda got-, ling thoae men to stop over In (Jam den with their Hiring of ponitft, naid he wa? worry t o m ?? ih?- la. k ?f attendance of town people upon the gUIMMH. This morabora of (lie polo iiaaocia tlon are not all monicd men and are nocoaaarliy dopendont upon the gate receipts to keep the aport alive in Camden, Tho annual vlait ?f largo 'it u hi bora of polo playorH and tholr "mount*" moana a groat deal for Camden and tho Aaaocla- j tlon would llko to boo better alien- j dance at the KamoH from the Oam (ttJD pooplo. ii might a I ho bo will to keep in mind and talk the com ing annual horae wbow which in to bo hold in April, A YBliIX)W HTOIty. N?'w York Oorretfondpelit Drawtt ?>n lllM ImKginiUion, The following article appeared In New York Herald, of recent date. Inquiry from city and coun ty authorities proved that there was nothing 4o the Htory and It ueernH that It was manufactured "dope" Bent out by Home newspaper man plIM, r^ng here: "Godfroy Preece, who was born In England and whose home 1b with in 45 minutes of Broadway, 1h hav ing Home novel experiences and In cJde .tully learning more about the varied ncenery and Sunday lawn of hln adopted' country, down at Cam den; h. c., where ho 1b polo manag er this winter. It wuh ft glorious morn ng there, last Sunday; the kind that makes a man who hus the love of horBos In his blood want to gut outdoors and go around to his ne ghbor'g barn and look them over before church. And so It cunje to j P ??b that George 0. Glausen, some- , time park oommlsBloner of New York, strolled out to Mr. Preece's ?ec.uded place to see his polo po- i nl ?. Perkins was pulling them out, one after another, for inspection by the learned horseman of Port Chea ter when up rode the sheriff and put thorn all under arrest for break ing the Sabbath. Needless to ?ay, the New York horsemen were duni fouuded. Knowing they were In the dominion of Gov. Cole L. Please whose views oon law and order had read all about, Mr. Preece thought It was a practical joke, but when the peace officer told them to put up th> ponies and come along It dawned on him that the sheriff meant business. In vain he assured him that they were merely having a llt'le airing In a very English way, and It was only after Mr. Clausen hai disci Bed hln Identity ay a deputy sheriff of Westchester coun ty and invoked tho docMne of com ity that the Jail o^ised to stare them In the face. The sheriff at laat yieldod the point of locking them up, but they had to appear In ?ourt the next day, and appear very fterlouB and penitent at that, anfl ?onfcB? that they were disturbers of tho pea-'o of South Carolina, and hlstor c Camden, through their lg ?ornnco of the law, to save their necks Mr. Preece was told on Mon day morrrng that the penalty, if tl ey wero convicted, would bo HO dava at hard labor. Ho knew what that meant, for on his way to court ko had seen the phalngang at work on the ? r ets with a man a landing ?*or he convict*, gun in band, and b i nan. J>? full ike a dealer who ha jua? ?old ?i* bore*# for ?pot eo?fa n > ho dead of winter wh*?n tb fj >. rn old judge told blw he wa# free." y AHTiU FAHTV I'KHlKIUCff, "^j < ?p<. He </U and (^mipaolone M?t DmUi In HI ******* Newu reached the world Monday that Cu^t. Robert F Bcott, the ex Jorer, and au unknown number of ig e > in pan lon? perUbed In the Antartlc white on their return jour "?;y from 11m South ijoie, l hey reached their goal on Jan uary 18, 1V1 2, about a mouth after Capia.n Itoald Amuhdeon, the Nor wegian, hud planted the flag of hi" country there. Then they turned hack toward th? bitten they had formed on th^lr on i ward Journey, hut wer# over taken, overwhelmed and destroyed by a bllszard. No wh of the death of the explor* era wkh brought to civilisation to day by the captain of the Terra Nbvft, the Hhip which had taken Scott h expedition to the Boutb, and which hud gone again to bring them hack after the M*corupllt?h merit of tholr tttHk. A Hearchlng expedi tion rotovered the bodieu und rec ords <>f t he party, Only a few brief bulletliiH were went Monday from the New Zeuland Port of.Oamuru by the captain of thf Terra Nova, who related elnip ly the flkte of tho party and then proce 4*4 with hit vcuhci for i,y? tleton, whore he uhould arrive on Thur.'dny. ? U i? believed here that tho dl?aH ter did not involve all of the Scott party of Cti, but probably only Scot* himself, und the four others telected i>y tilin for tho (ihAf dash to tho i'ole. TJioho are Huppoaed to be Dr. JB. A. Wllaon, chief of the WJtentlffc Maff; ('apt, 1>. 10. a OateH, of the lnnlsklUihi? nrftgoorm; Lieut. 11. it. Rowera. of the . Jtoyal Indian Marline, the <? on mil unary of ficer. and Petty Officer, E. ?Vftttff# of the Hrl-tlah Royal Navy. Notice to l^iirnjtTH and Other*. Can at No. 636 M. IieKalb street, where you cun bo served on Hhort AOtico with fresh Block ill fitting up your horses and mules for all kinds of farms work. Take your old shoes along and havo them mad;) over new at reasonable Pr'~ cob. Yours to servo, Camden Har "??s and Shoo Kopnir, A. n. Bob hitt, Manager, Phone 63. 4 2-43-44-46. Read all the three bank Btate mentH In this Issue of The Chron icle. Notice. Washington's birthday will be ob served aB a legal holiday by the un dersigned banks on Monday, Feb. 24th, instead of Saturday, Feb. 22. We make this change for conven ience of cur customers. ?*. Hank of Camden, First National Bank, ' Loan & Savings Bank. 42-43. What He Had. Crawford? "I hear he was operat ed on. What did ho have?" Crabshaw ? -"Money."? Now York Times. Ulrla'l a ^mall town in AuHtrla, has a feminine fire brigade, the members of which wear uniforms and helmets. Empress Augusta, of Germany, is so afraid of airships that she lias had them forbidden to fly over roy al residences. Switzerland is building a now railroad 13.5 per cent of the lino of which will be through tunnels and six per cent over bridges. JtH>l 10. UrunHon Dead. Sumter, Feb. 8.? -Joel K. Bruu son, a candidate for governor on the prohibition ticket in lyy<>. . a well known prohibitionist ajtul a prominent citizen of this county, droppod dead at Now Sumter, about five milos from hero this morning. He is survived by a wife and several child ron. ? * ? The legislature of 8outh Carolina ha* put Itself upon frecord a* being In favor of repealing Uu> flfw#ttil? aiueudiueiH to tb?* United 8tS.tes constitution which, -live* the negro the right to *vote.' 4 concurrent resolution asking cougreh* to repeal the lbth amend ment to the United States conatl mtlou was Introduced by Mr. Wil liams, of I'lckens, for the committee on federal relations. The bouse ou an aye and nay vote of 74 to 4 psssed the resolution which Joi Iowh: "Whereas, The present civilisation of the wblte race has been achiev ed without the assistance of the ne tsr o I tin- negro race has made no ftd viiik < iii< m only uh he conies In < <"> fact with tbe other human race*. Ills presence In the United Staton Is because of bin not having a gov ernment <?r bin own In Africa, suf flclently MiroiiK to protect its sub jecte, the reauou for which is weuk ness. The people of these United Htates have advanced the negro further than any other nation, hav ing taught him the most extensive iuiiKuuKuM of the globt.-, the use of tools, the wearing of clothing, and it bo v ? nil the christian religion. la return for till tbea? advantages bo haa given tbe people of these lIulUi4 BtAU jsp only anxiety, strife, bloodshed and tbe Jiookworm. Bo long as be has tbe ballot be will be a menace to tbe civilisation or America. Tbe ballot WM given to Mm without blf fltnsas or bis ask ing for it, and given at a time wbeu then* United States were riven aasunder by ujrife. prejudice, maMce, hatred, anger f nd revenge. "Therefore, He It resolved by the bouae of representative* of the Htate of Houtb Carolina, the senate oon<urring. "First, That tbe congr ess of the United States be and are hereby asked to immediately take actios for the repeal of tbe fifteenth .Hit.-injnu-m to tb* constitution of tbe United Uta> "Second, That coulee of these res ; olutloDH be printed and forwarded to each of our senator*! and repre sentatives iri congreiiH." Jeremiah Bancroft, 88, of Doug las, Mass., Iti tho last chief of the vanishing I'onkapoagj Indiana. Pastor Peter Miller, of Illo, W. Vu.? ago 86. rlde? twenty-five miles every Sunday to conduct preaching services. , Htrtt/MiM-nt of III'1 Condition of Tin* LOAN & SAVINGS BANK iii CjundtfO, K. p., at Uie done pf Botflneam February 4, Xm"r-z,~'*-K t', T7T?w'.^j> . . ; ,-, .- ; , .. . ? L I.* * r - > IlKSOl HCKH. Loans and Discounts, ? ???;' $ 79,384.63 Overdrafts, .. .. .. 1,372.13 Furniture and Fixtures , .. 2,113.31 Hue from Hanks and Hankers, " . . . . . , .-. 24,702.36 (Currency . ...... . . . . . . . , ..... . . 1,382.00 Gold ? 80.00 Silver and Minor Coin 830.50 Checks itnd Cash Items .'. . . ... .. ?? 1,228.71 Total . . . .. . $111,093.63 IJMUIJTIKH. Capital Stock Paid In .. $ 34,770.00 Surplus Fund .. .. .. 600.00 Undivided Profits, U-bh Current JOipons a and Taxes paid. . 2,691.24 ' Individual Deposits subject to Cluck . , .. . . .. .. .. 64,262.66 Havings Deposits . .<?. ?'? 8,792.83 Certified Checks, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 12.00 Caslii< r*H Checks . . . . -. ... ? ... ... . . ... . ^ ? ? 66.00 Total .... . . . ; , . ' . $111,093.68 Btate of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. ?? Hofore me came John 8.' Lindsay, Cashier of the above named , bank, who, bolng duly sworn, says that the ahove and foregoing state ment in a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said ? bank. ' John S. Lindsay. Sworn to before me this 13-th day of February, 1913. '</ John T. Mackey, Correct Attent : Notary Public for S. C. M. Iiaruch, H. L. Watklns, Directors. W. R. Zc nip, 5,339.00 802.60 1,139.21 __ 10,314.44 $492,184.80 ' Statement of the Condition of The BANK OF CAMDEN Ix>cated ut Camden, 8. CM at the close of business Feb, 4th., lQl3. * RESOUKCKS> J -cans unci Discounts .. . . .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ..$361,370.63 Bonds and Stocks, owned by the Bank 70,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures ./... . ._. .. .. . . 1,656.75 Banking House .. ...... 13,365.45 Other Real Estate owned . . . .. ..2,278.47 Dub from Banks and Bankers ... ... ... 26,018.35 Currency Gold ... . .... . . < . ... . . ... Silver and other minor coin A Checks and Cash Items Total ...... . . .... IJAU1 LiITIKh. Capital Stock Paid In .. .. .. 100, 000. 00 Surplus Fund ' 50,000.00 Undivided Profits, less current expenseH and taxes paid . . 22,890.51 Due to Banks and Bankers .. .. .. 1,530.92 Dividends Unpaid., .. .. .. ...... .. .. ... 7,088.00 < Individual Deposits subject to check. . . . . . . . ... . . . . 203,652.67 Savings Deposits . ?:V 107,022.70 Total ./ .. .. .. .T ... $492,184.80 State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Before mo came C. H. Yates, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said Hank, as shown by the the books of said bank. C. H. Yates, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before m? ihis 12th day of February, 1913. J. B Wallace, Notary Public for S. C. Correct ? Attest: , W. M. Shannon H. G. Carrisort _ Directors. Leo Schenk. .N-aSfrjK#'' ?HKNK kkom thk ommax at thh'opkra hovhh tonight,". This Store will begin delivering packages by Parcels Post whenever Requested to do so. Uncle Sam has effect ed arrangements so that package^ weigh ing up to eleven pounds and measuring not to exceed 72 inches, all dimensions added to gether, can be deliver ed at your door. This means that you Can call up this, store or drop us a card and re ceive from us the arti cle wanted the next time the mail carrier passes your door. If you need new collars/ a shirt, gloves, a hat, or even a suit of Clothes, Dry Goods, Shoes and will give us an idea of what you want togethelr with the sizes, etc., Aye will see that you get it. All goods will be shipped on approval. The charges from our store to your residence will be as follows: ; First pound - - r - 5c. Each additional potMMfl - lcv Eleven pounds - - - 15c. ' \ ' . ? ' -rTill We will deliver free of all postage charges merchandise to the amount of one dollar and over. ? 7 7 i , ' ? ? ? SSSl Our Telephone 99 Number is . glgR Baruch-Nettles Co. . "Th^ Store Thai SeU TThfr. Pate*" y