The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 01, 1913, Image 8
CORRESPONDENTS
Bright Newt Items of Interest to The People of the County
Htocktou Neww NtAett.
Special to Th? Chronicle.
Hoy kin, S. <!., July 80 MIhh Kula
Whiih ban returned to her home at
Cantey, after a ten days visit to
relatlveH here, ?
Mr. Prank Mat bin, of Hunitor, wuh
a visitor here lant .Sunday.
We regret to announce that Mr.
Carl Humphries In in a very serl
ou8 condition now. We are hop In if
for a change for the better aopri.
Mr, J, C. Humphries and little
Laurie Workman are slowly Im
proving,
Mrs. Simpson, of lilaney, Jh visit
Ing her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Pearce,
who has heen ill for Home time,
In. A. W. Humphries was hero
lant 'I uesday.
Mr. W. W. Pollings, of Plnewood,
was ii visitor here laHl Sunday.
Mr. Ii. J. (iIIIIh, who had the m In*
fortune of losing both legs donift
t line ago, i? spending this week
wUJi relatives at Lugoff. \
Mr. H. A. Push wan it visitor here
last Sunday.
Miss 10 hi 1 1 y Turner, of Camden, Ik
the guest of Miss Katie Turner UiIh
week. !
MIhh M finite (Jlllls Iuih been
spending 'some time with her sister,
Mth. Ituwh, at Lugoff.
A negro woman died from typhoid
fever on Mr. B. M. Pearce's plan
tation last Tuesday. She is the
third one that hart died here re
cently of (hat dread disease.
MIhh Jessie. Owena and little broth
er, Isaac* spent Monday and Titos
day at Cantey.
Kciiihort* News Notes.
Special to Xho Chronicle:
ft'embert, s. c., July 21). This see
Hon han been flooded out for sev
eral weeks. . lOnough rain has fallen
thru here and the Pisgah Heel ion to
make many crops If evenly dlHtrib
uted during the Hummer. CropH in
the low lands are simply drowned
out , while on the hills they are
wawhed terribly. ( :
The electrical storm here on the
J 1Mb was fearful, not only iu the
display of lightning but tin* flood
with 'it was so heavy that nothing
scarcely has been done on the
farms since. This state of affairs
was all thru the Ml/pah and Cedar
< 'reek section Crops as a whole
are not Up to expectations.
We will have the election for the
' dispensary as advertised on the .1 II t h
of August. Judge Wilson refused
to issue an injunction so the voters
will decide its fate. We understand
that If the dispensary wins the
prohibitionists will carry the mat
ter into the courts so as to defeat
its re-establishment . It' the dispen
sary is defeated, of course, that vndfi
the matter.
Supervisor IMtis is busy trying to
patch the roads.
Miss Nita MeLcod had a party
laftt week in honor of Miss (Jer?
> trudo Picket of liidgeway.
The Sunday School of McLeod's
Church will have a picnic inl Hum
bert's drove on Wednesday. ^-Chil
dren's day was observed by the
church last Sunday.
Bethany Church of Lee county,
celebrated Its 8 4<h anniversary on
last Saturday. A history of the
church during that long period was
prepared by Mr. Augustus A. Scar
borough and read by Hon. \V. A.
James, of Bishopville, after which
subjects of interest were discussed
by those who were Invited to do so.
The following were the subjects and
the speakers:
"The Ministry of the Church," b;
J as. E. PuPree.
"The Church of Yesterday,-" by
Hev. T. L. Cole.
"The Church of Today," by Hon.
W. A. James.
After which an adjournment was
had for dinner, which was a most
bountiful one. In the afternoon
- sweet music was had and pleasant
socfal intercourse was enjoyed. The
audience was large and every one
?-n joyed the pleasant meeting. The
writer is under many obligations for
courtesies shown hiin.
A protract wd meeting will com
mcnce at I'iagah church ou tliw 2nd
Sunday ill August.
Kev, J. W. Kennoy has g/>n?? to
Houthweat .lie orgia to aid tu pro
tracted meetings.
Itov. T, I/. Cole has returned from
Orangeburg whore ho hold meetings.
MJub Hit die Kogera, who bus been
visiting reUtlvees In Columbia, re
turned loday accompanied by her
grand mot bur, Mra. A. 1. Alloa.
Fever ih breaking out In differ
ent section*. It Ih a sorere type.
l>oKall> Now# Note#,
Special to The Chronicle.
OoKulb, S. July 110. We have
had Quito a lot of ralu in thia sec
tlon for the pant week. (Cotton la
looking fine but rather amall.
Miss A ii n lo Kirklund cumo up froo
Columbia Friday to upend a while
with her sister, Mra. b. L. Clyburn.
Mih. King and children, of Hock
Hill, are the gueata of Mr. and Mra.
Workman thia week.
Mr. Colunibua Cauthen,*of McBee,
waa here one day laat week.
Mr. Jamea Clyburn apout the week
end with bin family at Capt. I,. L.
Clyburn'B.
Mr. Will Horton, of Kerahaw, waa
hero Friday.
MIbh Hasty, of Camden, la vialtlng
her alater, Mra. T. M. Honeycut.
Mra. Tom Turner, of the Cantey
section was here Sunday.
Mr. and Mra, Herbert Dowey and
children came over from Columbia
Wedneaday, They will spend aonie
time with Mra. Dowey'a parents, Mr.
and Mra. Henry liar field.
Mr, It.. A. Vaughan waa in Cam
den Saturday.
Mr. and Mra. Henry Speara, of
Kirklauda, apent, Sunday with Mr. j
and Mra. James - Spears.
Mr. J. F, Clark, one of our popu
lar morchanta, waa in Camden Wed
neaday on bualnoaa.
.< Mr. W. H. Owena and family are
-v4B444ng ? rehtHves al Wf'Hlvllle ? rfilrr
week.
Mr. J. J. Owena, Jr., made a busi
ness trip to Camden Wedneaday. .
There la a protracted meeting in
progrcaa at Cook's church this week.
We hope that much good will he
done.
DOC |>.\ YN.
Once each year some people are
anxious to know when the first dog
day begins. They attach Importance
to the weather forecasted by -that
day. So far as the records go the
original dog days were observed In
Koine.. There was no fixed day for
the beginning.. About the time the
dog star and sun rose together their
hot and sickly season began on the
Tiber. The old Konians attributed
their summer fevers and deadly mal
adle? to the, influence of the dog
star. In some way the observance
of the day came down through the
centuries and ignorant people are al
ways on lookout for a sign, espe
cially a sign foreboding evil things.
The early Almanac makers of this
country had' to give the date of the
first dog day. Without that an Al
manac would not sell. So each ohe
fixed his own day. If any one has
old Almanacs stored away he will
find some day in July this statement
"First Dog Day." Owing to certain
laws governing the movement of the
stars the sun and dog star do not
rise nt the same time until August
when the hot weather Is passing.
The modern almanac makers had
different dafes. Some of them said
July 2 4 to August 24, others-, July
3 to August 11. So each one may
select his own day. the first be
ilng any time in July that suits him.
There was another sign that "\yjib
formerly observed. It waa said that
if it rained August It), there would
be an abundance of rain for thirty
days. If dry that day there would
be no rain or very little. Many peo
ple put their faith in ?that sign.
Spartanburg Journal.
Married.
Mr. Joe LI. Caskins and Miss Kula
Marshall were quietlym arried at
the court house Wednesday after
noon. Judge of Probate McDowell,
officiating. Both parties nre from
Camden.
OVER THE STATE.
?
Senator Smith ban nee u red the
appointment of A. C. vanOrwdell of
Orangeburg hm poatofflce Inspector.
J u int'H Jackaon, colored, wag killed
by lightning in Highland county, on
thy Camden road, Baturday night.
Congren?> will probably vot? $300,
000 for the faHtabliHbinent of a hos
pital for the study and treatment of
pellagra near Spartanburg.
Alonxo McEachern, colored. lost
hia lire at Hennettesvllle on Mon
day by beeing caught at a "cave-in"
at a gravel pit.
The corporation license tax the
pant year borught into the slate
treasury $1:13,816.47 ? an Increaae
of $1 1,000 over the previous year,
1 k i
W. C. (koodwin, a young white
man employed by the Palmetto I. um
ber company, whb atrilck by an au
tomobile on a Columbia street on
Tueaday and badly hurt.
The proposition la before the Co
lumbia city council to change Main
[street to Carolina avenue, an or
dinance having pagsed first reading
unanimoualy to that effect.
Heed C.ujiningham, colored, wna
ahot and killed at Fort Uwn, York
county, on Monday by Constables
Turner and lackey, whom he realat
e<l in their attempt to arreat him.
i During the recent Ohio floods,
an anxious InauranCe manager tele
graphed an agent located where
there happened to be no flood:
| "Bend full particulars of the flood."
'Thinking it a joke (the agent joked
back to him: "Read the Book of
Genesis."
I Thomaa Corry, colored, of near
I JBIackaburg, had hia barn burned on
Tueaday morning, together with 3
fine mulea, hia grain cfop and sev
eral other articles of. value. The
loss ia about $1,60Q with only $100
insurance. The origin unknown.
Miaa English Patterson, daughter
[of the late Congressman Patterson,
died on the train Saturday between
Charleston and Hummerville while
she and c'.lier memberH of the fami
ly were on their way to their home
in Barnwel|. The cause waB heart
failure.
The State Farmers' Union Conven
tion adjourned at Charleaton after
selecting Anderson jts th? next place
of meeting. Walhalla was also no"m
Inated, but Anderson oaslly won
out. The election of officers result
ed as follows: President, E. W.
l)ahl>H, Mayesville; vice president,
J. H. Claffy, Orangeburg; secretary,
J. VV. Held, Columbia; chaplain, W.
10. Bodie, Saluda; conductor, C. W.
Suber, Columbia' door keeper, A. F.
Calvert, Abbeville; member of the
executive committee, three years, P.
Karris, Anderson; delegate to the
national convention, E. W. Dabba.
The setting of $20,000 as an ap
proximate value for the Interest of
Sumter county In the site on which
I the City/ Hall is built by the coun
jty board is an event which has
jcaused considerable comment. The
! property was leased by the county I
the city &r? years ago for a period
of 09 years, and therefore the* lease
has a period, of 44 yeai's still to op
erate. The city is anxious to pur
chase the property from the county,
so that it can be sold, and tho City
Hall built elsewhere. It Is probable
however, that it will not buy at
this price as It was expected that
the board would sell for a nominal
sum.
The supreme court in an orde,r
signed by Chief Justice Gary has
permitted T. U. Vaughan, former
head of the Odd Fellows Hlome of
Greenville, under sentence of death
for nameless outrages on inmates
of the home and which sentence
the court recently afifrmed, to
amend his petition for a rehearing
of the case by adding the addi
tional allegation that the court ov
erlooked or disregarded the 8th and
9th exceptions of his appeal that a
plea of guilty cannot be predicated
upon the facts in the case. The pe
tition also amends the appeal in
reference to a certain section of
the United States constitution.^
Today at. Fill>ei*t.
There is every prospect of a tre
mendous crowd of people at the Fil
bert picnic today.
Chairman Clark, of the committee
on invitations, said that up to the
preseent time he has acceptances
from the following prominent offi
cials, and prospective candidates
who have been invited to speak:
Hon. Chas. A. Smith,
Hon. M.. L. Smith,
Hon. John G. Richards.
Hon. John I,. McLaurin,
Governor Cole L. 11 lease.
Congressman Finley has indicated
his intention of being present; but
owing to the condition of his. health
win not attempt to make a speech.
Or. .1 . (;. Clinkscales and Richard I.
Manning have been invited. Sen
ator K. I). Smith replied to the In
vitation commutes, lmt was in
doubt as to whether lie could leave
his official duties in Washington, j
tio\ ernor li lease wrote Chairman
Clark that he would }>e present un
less prevented by sickness or other
contingency that could not before
seen. Y orkville Enquirer.
FRUIT JARS
W e have about 25 dozen half gallon glass top 1' rifit
Jars which we offer for sale while they last at 85c dozen.
Tho?0 jut* come to 11& with our Soda Fountain Fruit* in them and
nre the very be*t j?r, selling usually at $1.50 per dozen. Cover
your jellie* with Parowax, 20c oach. Jar Rubber Ring* at 5c and
10c doirn. Sealing Wax, Cork*, Spice*, etc. Spice* highest grade
W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store
PHONE 30 Two Do?ri Above Po*toffice
MID-SUMMER
BARGAIN SALE
With Extraordinary Specials in Laces
Having secured at a sacrifice a big lot of manufacturers close-outs in Lacet
consisting of Valenciennes, Orientals, Shadow and Clunjr;Laces, and desiring to
give our custome/s the benefit of our Bargains, we will offer them during the
sale, ranging in price from l^c per yard up. Also one Jot All~over Laces in
White and Ecrue at 10c per yard. ,
This Sale Began Thursday, July 10th and Will
Continue Until Further Notice
Colored Dress Linens, in all the leading evening shades, value 35c, sale price . . . 24c
Brown Linens, specially priced for this Sale, 36 inch Browft 'Linen Suiting 9C
20c value, sale price; .. . * 13c
25c value, sale price .v. 19c
Cotton Foulards, one lot, value 25c, Sale price. - ~ 10c
Bordered Cotton Suitings, 1000 yds. in very attractive combinations, value 25c, . 11c
Solid Colored Qrgandies in the leading season's shades, sale price. . . . 6c
One lot White Duck, sale price - 7c
Embroidery ? We only mention a few of our immense line of Embroidery. We
are cutting deep into prices for this sale.
One lot Corset Cover Embroidery, value 25c, sale price 15c
27 inch Swiss Flouncing, value 50c, sale price ^ ... 24c
45 inch Swiss Flouncing, value 75c, sale price 39c
Flaxons ? Sheer and beautiful white goods> suitable for^ffd-summer wear.
20c value, sale price. . . . 14c
25c value, sale price V 18c
35c value, sale price ; , , .22c
Remnants. Who can resist them? A table Jadened Avith Remnant of a variety
: of materials. Don't miss the opportunity.
Dresses ? Cool Dresses for hot days, every dress this seasons style. Value rang
ing in prices from $2.00 to $3.00, sale price. ....... * . . . 98c
Colored Batiste, the thing for Mid-summer dresses, in stripes &hd figures . ... . ... .9c
Bath Towels, 50 doz., extra large Turkish Bath Towels, value 35ct sale price. . . 22c
Corsets?- one lot of W. B. and American Lady Corsets, value $1.00, sale price, ,29c
REMEMBER THE DATE, THURSDAY, JULY 10
L. Schenk & Co.
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IN BUYING
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS'
FROM US
Come in and Look Them Over
TERMS REASONABLE
J. W. Melton's Music House