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? r : / . A T ... ... ? I * 7tif" fuKl' ,hl* ,lono>' ,or f,lt! Wt I ' (, r< M ? tU? : |Tt#re ^ "" "Mliir*, Kavtl U? giving I up, I J., ,,-al (fill h" ,<>n8 one Ht ill I; <rfW. I.. r seeming h*m backs makt* tin, I ?trpA$ injftn ylw< I '? , fc ;? i'<> defeat, J" truth, save I v fri,iii wit hi"; Ingifftt you're b#at#n there, you're I IkjiumI to win." I From "Thoughts." I < ?-> ?. ? ?? ?. I )fwi, i'diof fVmnri Itnimtwl . I v miikII Imii delightful affair of I, y eek vtw the brfdge party glv L by MN. JfptM Boykin in compli Lent fp Mf*- ( "oker, of IlartHville. I rtj. pretty rooms had an additlon L touch '>r beauty In the dainty {decorations or sweet peas and green Ly The Kuest prize wan a beau |(if u I ^ilver picture frame. After |ir,- fames flu- hostess served a de liioious Sftlad COUfSO followed by p. I >|is. CuitIkoii llonorwl. \ charming function of the week J vr3 the bridge party given by Mrs. j Blakeney Kemp, In honor of Mrs. H (i. Carrison, Jr. The rooma were cool and inviting, representing a flowery dell, I" which asparagus ferns, verbinas and sweet peas were growing and blooming In pro fusion. The lionoree was presented -v^ith a beautiful work bag and after games tbe hostess served a salad course, followed by ices. Those enjoying the morning were Mrs. H. G. Carrison, Jr., Mrs. I). G. Richardson, Mrs. H. H. Lang. Mrs. C. C. Whit aker, .Misses Lucia and Lillian Yates and Miss Hallie Carrison. Kor * Friday and Saturday. ? "jouglayis rrmt Brown have arrange ed the following proram for Tonight and Saturday at their Air Doni?_pn DeKalb Street: Friday A Broncho film entitled "Bread Cast Upon the Waters," in two reels. This is (in excellent fea ture film and will surely, please. " "Rose's Uevenge" Saturday ? "The Tattooed Arm." "The Good Within." ."The Widow's Strategy." adv. Camden Girls in GAffney. -I i Miss Lillian Boozer, who has been ; eatertainiiiR a house party over the J *eek-end at her home on Jefferies street, has assembled a coterie of th? younger social set on more oc- j tasions than one. An automobile rltfe to Spartanburg and Glenn ' Springs tor today promises to be , icother pleasure for Miss Booz- 1 tr's' charming guests who are: Miss Lois Williams, and Miss Martha Mc Dowell, of Camden, and Miss Nan ' Team, of Sumter. ? Gaffney Ledger. Tliolr iiuii) im?hU. An lufaut chilli or Mr. ami Mrs. T. (J.-Hjiyio, died hi i ht?lr residence on North Broad street Saturday morning, and wan burled Sunday af- | ternoon in (he Camdon ? cemetery. 1 he little oho was a victim 6f gas t r 1 1 Ib, ami hail been sirk for hoium- ? t i 1 1) <* . Wo regrot to know that they have another child suffrlong from I the aame Mr, and Mrs. I itayle came hero some time ago froiu Davidson, N. wince which time Mr. Hayle has heen the com petent and efficient manager of the Southern Hell Co. at ('amdeu. Their friends regret to learn of their trouble and much sympathy is felt for tlu? bereaved parents. Mrs. Mill S US llimlltiN, Very enjoyable was the meeting of the Wednesday morning Bridge Club this week with Mrs. L. T. Mills as hostess. The rooms were abloom with summer flowers, with contrast ing green that made them cool and effective. In addition to the regu lar club members, the guests were Mrs. Taylor, who Is visiting Mrs. W. (). Hay, and Misses Yates and Cal houn, After the games, the hostestf served fruit, followed by a salad course. There Was No Fire. Some little excitement was caus ed Tuesday afternoon when an alarm was sent in from the box near the court house and the fire depart ment turned out promptly. There was no fire and It turned out that it was only the Chief testing the fire hose. One old wag remarked that prob ably the boys were beginning ear ly, practising for the tuornament at Florence next summer, lie uncou clously offered a good suggestion. <pamden should, be represented at thin tournament Munv romamlmr when the fast CCainden team had a habit of taking^ the money at. the vArttyCK**' '-Tournaments held several years ago, but for some reason In terest died out and Ciamden quit at tending. It Is not too early for j the fire boys to get together on , this and organize another fast team. We hope to see Camden represent ed at Florence next summer. Killcjl Large Ruttlrr. Mr. T. A. Spradley was in Cam? den yesterday and had with him the hide of a huge rattlesnake he had killed Wednesday near the pond on Mr. Jim West's place a few miles northeast ofC amden. The monster measured 4 feet and 1 0 inches and had nine rattlse,. but ; several were broken off when the ! snake was killed. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Burns, Capt. J Brallsford, Miss Rebecca Nelson and ; Mr. W. D. Barrett attended the fun- ! eral of Mrs. \V. B. Burns in Sum- 1 ter on Tuesday. Happy is The Woman Who is Never Unprepared Who can always lay a nice appetising meal or light luncheo before any guest? unexpected or not. Her friiends praise her or her housewifely q\ialitiies and she feels that deligl isfaotion which can-only come from hospitality perfectly done. chosen selectionl of can The secret lies iin having a *ell cnose , I^ook over our noods and table dainties alwa>s at an stork ? the best of the kind in the town? and make a selection today. Then! put your fear in the cupboard for > prepared for any company ? -come when it m y . BRUCE'sT^^0^ JUZRgO&AJL MXTlQti. ,J I M#<U'in of Uouorul lulcnwt Siwurwl !?>? Our IteiMuUTK. M.Uh A tltt Phelps it* visiting rela* fives in (ieorgetown. Mr. Frtedhelm, or Ro<k Hill, Is visiting Ms daughter In the city. Misses K i,i to at ikI Alum Simpson me spending a W hilo at Wilmington, N C, Mr. Jim Mouth, of Columbia, Is vittitiitK lil? mother, Mrs. J. M. Heath, of this i;lty. Mr, M, L. Ollllum Ih In Ashevlllo tor a BtHy wifji 1 his wife who is ftOmmering there. Messrs. Marlon Williams and Hon Wylle Oettys aro at WrlgllUvlllt) Beach, whoro thoy will spend some tlm?, Misses I, at Mu Koy and Susie Lindsay, of Chester, Misses Ruth and Mary Holmes, of Big Springs, Texas, and Miss Harriet McClain, of Rock I f II I , are the house guests of MIkh Jean Lindsay. Kale Attracting Crowds. Messrs. Baruch-Nettles Company tell us that thoy are well pleased with results from their "Wizard" ?ale up to this time. From the opening <iay big crowdn have boon attending and taking advuntage of the bargains offered. They tell us that the trade Ih not confined to any one section and attribute their sucess in a large measure, to the two page ads carried in The Chron icle last week, Bhowing that the pa per covern the county thoroughly. The Halo will continue thru the entire month of July. They have another announcement in today'H Chronicle from the "Wizard." Read it and go see what they have for you. Interested. 11 unhand (at police station) They say you have caught the fellow who robbed our house night before last . Sergemit Yen:- ? Do you ? want ? trr see him? _ . . . H-Usband^? SureJfjrl'd like to talk to him. I want to know how he got in without waking wy wife. I've been trying to do that for the laBt twenty years. ? Judge. Stood Kxamliiations. Five young men were present on last Friday and stood the examina tion for Clemson Collee. They were Messrs. Cavette Jordan, of Kershaw; Abe Richards and Flynn Johnson, of Liberty Hill, Wm. H.~ Stokes and Tillman Thompson, of near Bethune. These applicants were for the four years course. There were no applicants for the one year course. Mr. 'William Stoney stood the ex amination for the University of South Carolina, and Mr. Chas. W. Birchmore, Jr., for the College of Charleston. There were no vacant scholarships in either of these lat ter Institutions. \ lni|K>rtant ^iotice to Tomato Club Girls. Prof. Jas . L. Carberry and Miss Edith Parrott, the State Agent of Girls' Clubs, will be in Camden on July 28th. All girly who enrolled themselves in the club and their mothers, of West Wateree, and of those living nearer Camden are in vited to be present. Mr .Carberry and Miss Parrott will give impor tant talks, and after lunch Mr. Car berry will give a canning demonstra tion. Immediately after the demon stration there will be a short busi ness meeting of the girls. County officers will be elected. Unless fur ther notice is given the meeting will take place at the Grammar School building. The Bftmo program will be carried out at Kershaw on July 29th. So all club girls and thMr mothers, who live nearer Kershaw to meet there. Notice will b givn later as to the place of meeting. .All co-operators and others living in the county who are interested in the work are also invited to be (present. None of thee Club Girls can afford to miss them. Kate Simpson, [ County Organizer of Clubs and Ru ral Supervisor. ? L'Ol J.1IC1U-TUA X Til A M . Korim, Camden llo> Manila ill K(?i*" HMte. A ri't'itiil Iskiio of a Waco, Texas, paper contained the following ac* count of t ho marriage of Mr, Hai ry Trantham, formcly of Camden, to Miss Collier, of the Texas city, and will be read with Interest here: "In giving In marriage their dau ghter, Miss Motile ('oil U?r, to Henry Trantham of the Baylor University faculty. Mr. and Mih. J K Collier reeovled Into their commanding res idence on nearly one hundred guttata iff incipaii > the uulyerelty circle and neighbors The event, however, was not confined here, for two hundred cgrds Of Invitation have gone to the groom's former home in South Carolina and to frlenda of the bride far and near. The spring season was beautifully unseated in the white and the green tone which ran i"li thru' the wedding details. First, the wall tones and wood fin* iah of the parlors gave a Hotting to the climbing vine, the stately palin and the clinging Southern moss. a home altar waH arranged, whore the white and the green of the daisy ap peared In that (tame sweet simplic ity as t he young girl, now a wife, had lived, happily in the home of the father who now gave her into the keeping 0f ju>r husband. Two ministers, the Reverends Melton and F. C. McConnell of the Hay tint de nomination were celebrants. "Previous to the corning of the bride, Professor Na.vra.tll, with Pro fessor Hoffman at the piatio, gave a violin 4 number. Following, Mrs. Hobert Collier, accompanied by Pro fessor Hoffman, sang. Thia brought he hush of silence and all eyes to look for the coming of the bride. The groom wa? attended by Profes sor Hickman of Baylor University. The bride was preceded by her cou sin, MIhh Inez Wood, of Mum ford, as maid of honor. 8he wore a cos tume all green. The bride, all In white, was the graceful, girlish fi gure and her train, which swept from her rich bridal robe. She car ried the bouquet in white, shower ed richly with Bprays of green. "The benediction, sacred and ten der,, gavo way to sincere congratula tions from those in the family, from relatives and friends who had come especially for this privilege, and from those who are nearest in friend ship ties to his home. During this ths ? refreshment of ? an Ice brick," where theg reen hart was frozen in to the white, was offered. The bride's cake was cut and the merry making In progress, when Professor and Mrs. Trantham withdrew. They re-appeared ready for a few days in Galveston. Already they are enjoy ing the Galvez and the sea. Re turning for the summer they will be in the Downer cottage, on South FHfth. Into this they take as the handsomest among their many hand some wedding gifts, a cheat of sil ver from Mr. and Mrs. Collier. The going away suit was in keeping with the seaside in Its tones of sailor blue. ... .. "Professor Trantham has been a resident of this city only a ? short time. He has had the chair of Greek at Baylor University and comes with the honor of being the holder of one of the Cecil Rhodes scholarships in Oxford University. He is from North Carolina originally, and Is only a Texan by adoption. This bride is too, comparatively a new resident of tills city. But she Is possessed of many friends. Since her student years at Baylor Hhe has toured Eu rope and visited much thru the state. No couple has been congrat ulated upon making a new home in life more sincerely than have Pro fessor and Mrs. Trantham. They are due at home with Sunday." Appeals For A hi. We take this method of notifying the members and friends of .the Associated Charities that the funds of the Association have all been expended and more funds are need ed. We have some obligations to meet for the Asssoclatlon ? and ask that you give as some assistance promptly. Respectfully, G. C. Bruce, Pres., A. J. Beattie, Treas, Making Improvements. Messrs. Mltcham & Stokes have had a force of hands employed this week putting a new roof 011 the Eve building, corner oT Broad and De Kalb streets. Work also began Tuesday on the residence to be erected for Mr. W. R. Eve, Jr., on Mill treet. Material has been ordered for a handsome store front for the prop erty of Mr .H. L. Schlosburg, and work will commence at an early date. When completed it will pro sent a striking appearance ? being made of marble and tile. Spiiella ?MMMMMiMMlSN (not ?OlO IN (TOM*) are fitted to you In your own home. They will re tain their beautiful lines and kee0 you looking your best in continual comfort. You can have corsetry ad vice free by sending for mkh. h. c. Singleton, 4 <>2 dckami ht., CAMDEN, 8. C. . BARGAINS We offer below a few more bargains in our 5c, 10c and 25c Store Call and See Us as We Have Numerous Other Bargains. 40 14 quart Dish Pans, worth 40c. for 25c 4 quart Sauce Pans, worth 35c for 25c 4 quart Covered Pitcher, worth 40c for .25c % gallon Mason I'ruit Jurs, worth 85c doz 75c I quart Mason Fruit Jars, worth 75c doz 60c Don't Forget the Place ? 2nd Door Below Messenger Office W. A. HINSON 920 Main Street Camden, S. C. DONT GET THE IDEA that Health Insurance is a "catch-penny" pro position. ItV just the direct opposite and it's a splendid investment for you to take-up; ? rr The company we represent pays all claims promptly and is in a splendid financial condition to make good all terms of its policy. Ask' us about rates and full particulars ? we would only be too glad to advise you. WILLIAMS INSURANCE & REALTY COMPANY ( Incorporated. ) 1012 Broad Street Camden, South Carolina Cleanly ? ??<? ? -? Surroundings and sanitary methods guaran tee our'patrons the utmost purity in everything we handle. Fresh Beef, Pork, Mutton and Meats of every kind whenever procurable. ROBERTS MARKET C A . I Isle of Palms *r \ Sullivans Island $5.50 to Wilmington, N. C. Atlantic Coast Line Tickets sold May 3 1 st and on each Saturday to and in cluding September 1 3th, 1913, limited to reach Camden returning prior to midnight Tuesday next following date of sale. Excursion Rates North and Easf. For any information address, T. C, WHITE, Gen. Pass. Aft. R. L BENTON, Aft. Wilminfton, N. C. 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