The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 23, 1913, Image 8
AROUND THE TOWN.
JCmiiiu belpb, u negro woiiimii who
ha* beon a familiar figure OQ t h ??
atrftrtH of Camden for many yearn
hobbling on her crutches, died at he
home here Huuday and wuh buried
on Monday afternoon. >j. Although a
cripple wlie had worked regularly
Up Vllitll a abort time before iter
death. I'hy?d?lan? fflXl'UM Hie iiuibe
of death pellagra.
Miss Margaret Itadclltf left Tues
day for a Iwo weeks visit to rela
tive* in Orangeburg and Sumter.
Mr. and Mm. VV, (}. VVila<^i Jefi
on Wedliuvduy to spend a few days
in Uroeiiwood- Mr, ?WIImoii goes to
attend a meeting of (be board of
Trustees of Connie Maxwell Orphan
age of which hoard he la a mouther
A negro working at the saw mill
<>t Mr. Tom Wilson just a few mil'**
east of Camden loaf several fingers
last . Saturday when lie fell against
the circular saw of the mill The
wounds we're dressed by Ur. H. K.
liruslngton The man waa'not dan
gerously wounded l?ut iiad a narrow
??scape from instant death.
Sheriff VV. W. Iluckabee was in
Coin ml> I a Monday where he went to
Identify a negro auapucted of killing
a negro woman in Went Watoree
ttome time ago. Tin* negro proved
to he the wrong man.
Misses Ha llie Howell and Itewaio
Roberts spent a few days in llarts
ville uh guests ol Mr. and Mrs J. S.
Howell and Miss KtheJ Gardner at
Coker College.
Ia your financial condition aneli |
that you din afford to loae your ;
crop by hail? .1. M. Green , of t!o- |
lumbla, agent for Carolina Mail In- |
surance Co., will secure protect ion j
for you at a very amall coat. In
a lire now, Today la the beat time. '
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Mr. Joe llurkabee wiiile fishing at
the month of Handera Creek, where.
if erupt leu into the Wateree Kiver |
last Monday caught one of the larg- j
est carp reported thia season. The I
big flab weighed twenty pounds.
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City Council this week notified all
merchants having slot machines Jn \
their plaeea of business that they
would have to cease operation. A
representative of. th* machine* wkk
hvru iliiu week Mottling with thoae
who had (hem iu their possession
Thin iu a good move uii pitrt of I ho
?ll > ?rw it in Hi 01Whi)l9# kl<lf>
learn their flr*t IwMHOiib in gambling.
Many of l hem play their luM nickel
III nil effort to "beat" the machine, !
never Mopping to think that they
urn made to take euro of theruatlvee, J
making a [>rofli for the owner ami
the one who luutieH them.
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A foreigner, evldnittiy it hobo,
taken from a northbound Hea board
paafceuger train on Wednesday with
a badly injured foot, having got ton
'it manhed while beating a ride. The
( man waj? vo/y Illiterate and could
. giveiio a<:c#ui)J of hlim?elf. He lin
gered around the dpppt for several
; hours and wan finally- carried to the
county infirmary where he will be
I cared for.
Mi'b. I, W Mi'.Cutcliun, who haa
been visiting her dauKhter Mr?- Mc?
K n Ken, left this week for a visit
to Columbia.
Thin is to remind you to iiuture
your crops against destruction by
hail
J time* Wilson Deud.
./amen It, Wilson died at the hos
pi tu I Thursday night after an UlncHS
of it short while. - The funeral was I
hold at the cemetery Friday after
noon; Hollywood Camp, W. O. W. ,
had charge of the ceremonies. Mr.
WIIhoii was originally from Kentuc
ky, but moved .to Sumter from Cam
den about eighteen months ago.
He was connected with the under
taking department of George H.
Hurst. He Ih survived by Mrs. Wil
son, a son, and a daughter, Mrs.
King, of Hartsville.? Sumter Her
ald.
Mr. Wilson wits a brother of Mrs.
I. J. McKenzlo, o' -Ifiis city, and at
one time clerked for Mr. W. (Seisen
helmer.
Services at ll?|itist Church.
Rev. I j. A. Mitchell, of Ithlne
beok, N. Y., will conduct the regu
lar services at the Camden baptist
Church. Sinxljt) ut ll:QO u. m. and
8:30 p, m.
Mr. Mitchell is plcasantl} remem
bered not only by the congregation
of the llaptist Church but by all
Camden people who knew him dup
ing the time in1 made Camden his
home. Ho was instrumental in
building the handsome Itaptist
church of this place.
IJKNHY M. KI?A(l|ii;U MkA|>. |
k r4b :im. I
Mit ii Witt' llulli %l<Nt WomlH-rul
IUtll\\<i> and Mlllioiiitlf
Wpil I 'it I in Uea? h, Kin', Ma> 20, :
He,, Is \l Flagler pUSSed
away ut QOMQ View cottage, I'atiu
l)t?ach? at It) o'clock this mofulBK '
Mm. Flagler and Mr. and M r? Hurry
Flagler vs e re with htm at (he time
of IiIh death, hh officials Of the.
Florida Kaat Coast railway. Th?
i body will be r?eut hy m|hh4?| train, I
probably tomorrow to St. Augustine,
I where tlu? funeral will bo held Fri
day afternoon at '1 o'clock. In this
j city all business houses wore cloned
I during the afternoon and flags were
living ut hall mam in rospeet 10 J
Jii* memory. The /nneral Friday
will be attended by bund reeds of |
prominent men from varioiiH sections!
! of tiie United States, and from all '
along the ?/awl count of thin state,
which wu)> <l'.?ye|oi.ed by M. Flagierr. !
HenryM. Flagler was born at Cam- i
'?ndaigua, N. Y., in 1830, little Ih j
i Known of IiIh ? ?? i i I y life except that j
b?? \wo> clerk in a country grocery I
in Orleans- county. Michigan, while
yet in bis teens I, at or he removed
?o Hasina w. Mich,, where he (*ngiiK
ct| in . :<? luauuineturo of salt,
liocoming interested in the possi
billtioB of the petroleum Industry,
bo removed to Cleveland, Ohio,
where he organized _ the company of
Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler, en
gaging in the refining of oil. The j
Standard Oil company was the out
growth of this Venture, andMr. Flag
j ler has remained actively connected
wi-tli the management of the great
corporation since its inception.
In 1885 Mr. Flagler paid his first
viHit to Florida and became impress
presented there by the railroad field
in connection with the development
of winter resorts.
Entering actively into the work
of turning Florida Into one vast win
ter resort. Mr. Flagler built the
Florida Kast Coast railroad and lat
er erected the Ponce de I^eon and
Alcazar hotels at a cost of three
million dollars.
His greatest achievement", howev
er, was the extension of his rail
rond from Miami to Key Wetft. For
many years his plan was ridiculed
as impracticable, and was called
"Flagler's Folly."
The opening of this "oversea"
line is listed as one of the engi
neering triumphs of the age.
Mr. Flagler was vice president
and director of the Standard Oil
company, pniMtot and ehllraUn ??i
i in- <i i ,r ?i tr?'i i ?>i h <?r i he Florida
Kaat Coast railway nnd Jackiionvllle
Terminal couipiQy, director of the
\V?u(?rri t ' it ton TeliiKrupli ('Oinpuny,
Motion Trufi <ompa.i> ami oihei ? <?i
poi nt ions , '* ,
Mr. Flagler's body will be laid to
real in ih? him iihoIi-uui Qrpt?(| hy
him at the Flagler Memorial church .
ai 81, Augustine.
Hwle To ( 'oiiliinn .
\ii*H MatHo lliut
liar reduction sale in millinery will
la*t for 1 f? days longer. This sale
presents an excellent opportunity to
inly millinery of the luttest styles
if low prU-ew,; 8h?> will appreciate
il l ltll. ' ,#i
l'rot|-H?-t4?| Sl'I'VilTh,
It?-v, W, II, Klzer, pastor of the
I I'ine Creek Haptist .Church, In hold
i ii u a revival meeting at the mill
I village. this week and much Interest!
Ik being manifcHted. Heven members
i were received into the church Wed- ?
nesday night. The meeting will con
tinue on thru the week.
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Fine Jdgliting Hy sfcejii.
Mr, t). II. McKagen, agent for the
Davis Acetylene Co., was showing us
thiH week the lighting sgfttem used
by hlK company. He carries with
him -a miniature outfit nsed for derti
onHtrating purpose's. It Ih one of
the neatest lighting systems on the
market absolutely safe to be plac
ed in resldencea or barns at a small
cost. It gives the rural residents
the name conveniences that the city
people enjoy. If you are contem
plating lighting your home with a
cetylene write Mr. McKagen and lie
will take pleasure in Explaining the
system to you.
.1 oh. M. I'oulnot has a pretty good
pull for the Charleston postoffice,,
Having the endorsement of his con
gressman and both United States
senators, he can count with a good
deal of certainty on getting the ap
pointment.
Jno. N. Mazyek. aged 38, a milk
dealer, of Charleston, committed sui
elde Wednesday by drinking car
bollc acid. Business reverses was
the cause. He leaves a wife and
three children?
The Winona hotel at Laurens,
owned and run by Mrs. ReeSe, was
burned Wednesday morning 'at ; 3
o'clock, with prctlcally hll Its fur
niture. The loss Is estimated at
$7,000; Insurance not stated.
I(u?1u?m Mm NH.
A i a meeting of the executive
bgnrd of Camden Murines* Men'*
AMOCUtloa held Monday night, Mr.
A. J, lieattle was ?><1 chairman
of the Hoard to serve for the ?n?u
i 11 K year. The board Is composed
of 17 members, who are the leading
business men of t li Im <li>.
It was decided to apply for a
charter and Hecretary HlackwelT wh?
instructed to make application Just
uw uoon hh the proper paper* can be
tukeu out.
k Sometime wiih given to a discus
sion of various plana looking to the
betterment of ;tho association and
that which would be productive of
more efficient service t*? tin* m?r
chants of this dfy and which would
be ad vantageous to Camden's in?
tercHtH. There ar# 40 member*? now
belonging to the association and the
nearby towns are being completed
very rapidly and the rating book wll
|:o read,/ for dellv*?fa within a few
monthH.
Mr. Hlackwell, the newly elected
secrottary way prevent and took hold
of hit* duticH in a business like man
ner. The Hoard turned out In Its
full capacity and arranged for its
committee which v/as appointed to
meet with the Columbia merchant*
In the next few weeks. A publicity
committee waa appointed to arrange
for the publicity that Is to be given
the work and they were urged to
get together and make a good
showing.
The following lu taken from the
Jackaonvllle (Fla.)' Metropolis of
recent date:
"The Business Men's Association
of Jacksonville, of which Mr. C. C.
liettea la president, John A. Fetch,
v'ce president, and J. A. McManus,
.secretary arid treasurer, make th*?
following statemxi *:
"in order to protect our member*
from any possible chance of being
taken advantage of in any wt>?v. this
association sent one of our leading
business men to Pittsburg to make
a personal investigation of respon
sibility and integlty of .Merchant'*
Mercantile Agency who are now oper
ating in this state. The tnveBtiga
tlon waa entirely satisfactory and th
work was commenced for the sup
port of our business men.
"The book Is well arranged and al
names are alphabetical as to the sur
name and initial so any record Is
easy to find. The book Is as near
ly accurate in its rating as can be
made and ought to be in ettery busi
ness man's office."
ilYJtK THK HTATK.
A new hotel, The Jofr?i?M)Ut |Lt^
In# $26o.ouo, wan Opened t'yi^
bla Tuesday.
(!?pt. Alfred H. Kom-i. cuMuj^
? u.-d at IiIh houm in l i.ioii Tu
day, 7 7.
t'ttpt. Jno ll Mlnur died at ^ /
hum# tu J^urenso <m Tuemtay tn n,e
801 li year of hU uk*'
Numiy Hull. CO lord, anu iM., ^ .
daughter, aged tt?von, *,,,. t)UrnN
to deuth Thursday nl^n tn (^r
house In Chester county.
Joseph Wililo, u prominent cltl
ion ?>i York c6unty, <|riH>pp?-?l de*4
on Moudtty while feeding his hi,*^
lie wiih 2n years of age,
Wlllliiin M.-rediih, for ina ny y?t?g?
an engineer on tlm Columbia ail<
Greenville railroad, died at hla bon?
in Honeo Path on Thursday, a***
76 yours.
TIu? Jury In the aecond trial o(
Hurry Coleman, charged with mur.
during hlw father, Robert I), Col^
man, last January, failed to agree;
Friday morning and Judge Print*!
ordered a mistrial.
Patrolmen Alexander, Blair and I
May field, who several week* ag? I
killed two white boy? in Oreenvllk,
who were r robbing the Hobbs-Hea
derson dry goods store, were found!
not guilty Tuesday in the court dp
general sessions.
Thee Supreme court ha? di?uai*.a
ed the appeal of Willie Jlethni)+j
colored, of Manning, uaderr sent?oc*i
of death for killing a white mu*l
two years ago. .Another day wiH
be set for his electrocution.
That the styles In women'* dre#**
es are tending -to "break down cha*<9
t.lty and purity" and that the gener-l
al convention of the church to fctj
held at New York should take. ac
tion were, features of u resolution ^
passed during the recent sewdon o? |
the Eplsoopal diocesan council of 1
Bouthr Carolina. L
Arthur Hyde, 21, was committed!
to Anderson jail on Saturday on ike J
charge of assault and battery wltfcj
Intent to kill his fatlierlnlaw wd]
?niutliurlntuw,~~MiL. and Mrs. JoSj
Golden, of Pelser. He Is a brother
of Samuel Hyde, who was electro
cuted several months ago for tk*
murder of his wife and fatheriulaw. ]
The fool imaglnees that the world!
is laughing with him when It laugh*]
at him.
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To The Farmers of Kershaw County
THE SEASON IS AT HAND WHEN YOU SHOULD
Insure Your Growing Crops Against Damage by Hail
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The Carolina Hail Insurance Company has paid 1600 losses amounting to $135,000.00 since 1906, and every "
one of these losses were settled satisfactory to the insured.
YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER A HAIL STOR
and the best and only way you can protect your season's work and investments is by inuring in a fesponsib
company that has proven and found absolutely safe and reliable. The cost of this insurance is small in COtnpar*
ison with the investment you have at risk. This is an Insurance age and experience teaches that the remot
possibility of losing a considerable amount should be provided for. The small cost of a policy will not be mi
while the destruction of a crop may upset the business calculations of a lifetime.
"DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS"? ATTEND TO THE MATTER AT ONCE.
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THE CAROLINA HAIL INSURANCE COMPANY
(Home Office: Marion, S. C.)
JAMES M. GREEN, Agent, 205 National Loan & Exchange Bank Building, COLUMBIA* S? -C? .
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