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CAMDKN. SOI I'll (WltOlJNA a * . -K, Chronicle VOM'MK XXV, SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS PUT IN PARAGRAPHS hajtiomxuh <>!?' i.ntliujkt j\ Till': (tfTATH (iATHKtWi) FUOM OL'H UX<JliA.\<;ES. Hum J. Nichols, of Spartanburg, lian announced that be will be u caOdidiiiu for congress next year from the 4th district, Jua. 10. Harper, of (iroenvMfo has been appointed appointment clerk in the treasury department, through th influence of Ccongressmart Johnson, Tbe place Vw# #3,000 a year. ' The asylum commission has bor rowed $22,5Q0 from the state sink ing fund commission to continue the work a i the "State Park," or now asylum plant/ eight miles north of Columbia. A groat conference of physicians will hi? prosent at a pellagra confer ence to be held in Spartanburg the 29th mutant, Among those present will be Dr. Sanibon, u famous jjyj "HaHst of London. John Kimble, a negro boy of 12 years, wan shot and killed at '.'his home in Edgefield on Friday by his father, John Kimble, Sr. The father says U was an accident, but he was arrested and put in jail. Prof. John Thompson Brown, of Charlottesville, Va., will succeed l)r. Jas. I', Kinard as head of the Eng lish department at Wlnthrop col Iege. Dr. Kinard resigned to ac cept the chair of English at the Citadel. A petition is being circulated in York county for the pardon of Law son Siinril, a negro,- convicted of burglary .and larceny, before Judge J. B. Kershaw in 1891. Hon. L). E. ?Finley assisted Solicitor J. E. Mc Donald in tho prosecution . K. A. Weatherly, a progressive farmer of the Bossard's section of Sumter county, marketed the first -4mk' of <*?trtott~-ln- -Sum ter Tues day. The, cotton was classed at strict middling and was bought by Levi Bros, ut fifteen cents per pound. ? Homer lOiseman fehot at a mad dog in Anderson Friday niglit, and hit it, and also hit Clyde Erksklne, the ten-year-old son of Luther Erkskine, , whom the dog was trying to bite. The dog did not succeed in biting the lx>y. The boys wound is not considered very serious. Stake Morris, J colored, a life term prisoner in the penitentiary, who escaped from the state ?arm Tues day, surrendered on Friday to Sher iff Rector in Greenville. He was sentenced , from Greenville, and says he only ran up to his old homo to see his wife and friends. Alonzo Smith, colored, serving seven years from Greenville, escaped at the same time, and is still at large. Of the eleven South Carolina counties which Tuesday held elec tions on the dispensary questions, seven went tor and four against. From the returns it. is now practical ly certain that Florenc eand Jasper have retained the dispensary system, ) and Bamberg, Barnwell, Dorchester; J Calhoun and Orangeburg have voted J U) return to the sale of liquor by the: county. Abbeville,, Lexington, Wil .llanishurg and Snmter will remain in the dry territory. In all counties with the exception of Abbeville the vote was very close. Mr. Thompson1 Deiul. Ml\ William K. Thompson, one of the best known ?ind most influen tial citizens of -the upper section of the county, died last Saturday, Aug ust Kith, at his home at Liberty Hill in the 71st year of his age. He had been in failing health for sonic time. At time of his death he was an older in the Presbyter fan "Church and had been for the past forty or more years. Ho also serv ed for thirty years as superintend ent of the Sunday School at that Place.. Mr. Thompson is survived by the following children: L. P. Thomp son, W. K. Thompson, Jr., and Miss Annie K. Thompson, ofLlbertyHUl ; ?J- W. Thompson, Charleston; Mrs. JJ- B OeLoache, Camden; Mrs. O. Cunningham, Hock Hill > Miss Char lotte Thompson, Nagoya; Japan; and one brother J. R. Thompson, of At lanta, Ga. The remains were Interred on Sunday morning at Liberty Hill aft er funeral services by the Rev. J. C. Rowan, pastor of the Camden "resbyterian church. rheir Market Open Again. : Messrs. Campbell .Bros., who con ducted a meat market on East De kalb st root last season, but who had closed for the summer, have again ?Pened for business. Considerable , Improvements ^ave been made and 1 ?s a neat place. They &r? re ^stiiiK a share of your patronage. 'heir advertisement In another [Place of this paper. . At the liapMwt Church. On next Sunday evening a series \1 (H?cussions will be taken up eiiinK on general theme ? J^Kcdies Common to Life." The uDjeot for this particular (time Is ne "Tragedy of Thoughtlessness." f*\ tia all join in a consecrated ef ! ? to make these Sunday1 eve a,aK8 count for Christ. Lire and l#?? J4vp.. We don't want all, but we do bwl our Just w*tcta oar th? ??* Rrow? 'or we go after d? x ^er fellow walta for. Kenne " ? Carrison IT i" ? I A ItMhitK' INS'riTI TICS To lit; tftolU mi Two ill 'J 111* County litis Montli. Mr. Editor: TherG will bo held in your county farmers' instil utes Oil the lollowlng (tutt>u and at thu following pitted : K. A. iirown'B Kurfti', Aug, 25 Bethuuo, Aug, ^ 0 . Thfero will be present practical tanners iu tho demonstration work, add experts from Clemaon College to address the farmers on subjects relating to their every day work on tlm farm. Thege institutions are Held in ?the Interest of iho farmers. 1 ho HalurlOH uud expenses of thOBSO men are paid by tax patera of the state, and the farmers owo it to themselves to attend these meetings and derive all. the benefit possible from hearing thu lecturers. Tlieae men are public sorvantB, anxious to serve tho farmers. It ia no easy i tank to travol from county to coun-,| ty, day after day and deliver ad dresses, and to meet hundreds of people. Therefore, these men are. entitled to be encouraged when they are endeavoring to perform a public service that its filled with ho timch promise, provided that tho farmerb will simply cooperate by attending tho meetings, and seek Information by asking questions that will be oheerfully and gladly answered by all the lecturers. It is gratifying to know that tho prejudices that wa once held by the farmers against scientific men is passing away. All of the groat discoveries that have been made In the interest of agricul ture we owe to scientific men. It waa the scientific man who discover ed that leguminous crops are able to take nitrogen from the air and deposit it 'in the soil, and Bave the farmer the most costly of all ferti lizer ingredients; it was the scienti fic man who made it possible for us to overcome to a large degree the ravages of hog cholera by the use of hog cholera serum; it was tho scientific man who enabled us to securo a seed corn that Would . give a greater yield per acre, by] reason^Trr^Ttt^Tur^eTecTIoir andTireed' lug; it is to the entomologist and plant pathologist that we go to when' insects and plant diseases are de stroying our crops; it was scientific men who invented and manufactur ed all of the improved implements for the preparation and cultivation of the soil and harvesting of the crop. Surely, when we realize these facts, we must respect and be willing to heed the Instructions of these students of plants and the soil. So I plead with tho farmers of South Carolina to attend these meet ings. VV. W. Long, Sfftte Agent & Sup't Ext. Those attending the Institutes are requeaiod^" bring well filled baskets and havil a regular old-fash ioned picnic day.\ Killing at Kembert.s. Rural Policeman Julian H. Scale of this city shot and killed a negro, Peter Williams, at Rember-t Satur day night, when the negro is said to have attacked him, after being arrested. The inquest was held oju Sunday afternoon and returned the verdict that the deceased came . to his death by gunshot wounds at the hands of Rural Policeman Julian H. Seale, who was acting in the dis charge of his duty in self defense. The shooting seems to have oc curred after the negro had made threats against the policeman. Wil liams is said to be a peaceable ne gro except when under the influence of whiskey, which he is said to have been drinking Saturday. It seems that Williams was acting in a disor derly manner ani)> was told by Po liceman Seale to leave the place. Two negro women were endeavor ing to persuade him to go home and had taken him some distance down tile road when lie again became dis orderly and is said to have made threats to the effect that he had served ten years in jail for killing one man and that he would do it again. Upon hearing this Mr. Seale went up to Williams and put him. under arrest. Williams refused to go with him and is said to have at tempted to strike the officer, where upon Mr. Seale drew his pistol and fired two shots, one taking effect in the leg and the ohter penetrating one arm and passing through both lungs. Williams was- taken to a neigh boring house and was attended by two doctors. He lived until Sunday morning. Sheriff Bradford and Dep uty Epperson went to the inquest, which was held by Magistrate Gil lis, the verdict being as above stat ed.' . While the fight was going on between Policeman Seale and Wil liams, one of the negro women tried to assist the negro, but was held off by Mr. Phillip Gaillard, who was with Mr. Seal and who is said to be the only white -witness of the shooting. ? Sumter Daily Item. Gave Fine Exhibition. Mr... and Mrs. Ad. Toppenwein, of the Winchester aj-ms company, gave a fine exhibition of fancy and trick rifle and shot gun shooting at the Camden Gun Club grounds Monday afternoon. A large crowd was in attendance and all braved the hot sun until the exhibition was over. Several difficult and dangerous feate were performed, and it was an ex hibition well worth seeing and the large crowd seemed well pleased. Dentil of Mr. H. P. Jones. Mr. U. F. Jones, father of Mrs. J. M. Forbis, of Bethuae, died very suddenly at Shfelby, N. C., last Tues day. Mr. Jones lived with Mr. and Mrs. Forbis at Bethune and had gone on % visit to frlsnds at his old koato at Shelby. Mr. Jones was about 78 years of age. OFFICERS CAPTURE BIG QUANTITY OF WHISKEY EIGHTY-ONE PINTS WHISKY X# HELP IN MAGISTRATE'S OF FICE AS EVIDENCE.. One of the largest I win l.s of whis key for illegal purposes over made in this county wrtii made near hero Saturday morning. After having two detectives, (Jarrls and llrown of Uie W. J. Roark dotoctivo agency of Charlotte, working on the case for two wookH, Officers A.'G. Whlta ker, W. 1). Whitaker, (J. K. liate nian and L. T. Stewart swooped down upon the place when they woi^ supposed to bu on duty and captujred eighty one pintB of whiskey and one barrel of eider. K. S. Villeplgue, a white man, and Win. Johnson and John Hoy kin, negroes, were placed under arrest, but wore later released under bond. The capture was made Just out side the city limits at a wayside stortr~nin by "Vttteptgue, who had' be cgine so bold with the sale that it Was common talk among his patrons as to where they secured their li quor. The officers had their eyes on the place for a long time and had made repeated effOrtB at a cap turo, but each time had failed. The whiskey was not sold from the store, but in a house just to the rear, in which Villeplgue resided, but says he did not own. Villeplgue Is considered to be the "king bee" aiuong the tigers of the county and the authorities consider tlioy have made an important cap ture. This man is said to have been plying hiB trade in different part# of the county for many years and has accumulated an estate variously estimated at from $25,000 to $30, 000, a great deal of which is invest ed in farm lands tllruout the coun ty. lie holds the position of bailiff and muri? crier at- -the ? Iversha w county. court house and Is perhaps better known In his way than any other citizen of the county. He appeared before Magistrate Fiuoher Saturday morning to fur nish bond in each of the six cases charged against him for his appear ane at the next terilin of court of general sessions. The amount of Ills bond was fixed at $1,200, which lie readily furnished. Owing to the financial standing of the man the outcome of the case will be wathed with a great deal of Interest. v Mayor S. P. Urasington, who was the prime mover in his arrest, and who began a relentless warfare sev eral months ago on this class of ev il-doers, has the approval of the law-abiding citizens and is being highly commended for his work. As a result of his determined efr forts to break up this evil in Cam den only one arrest was made by the spotters in two'-weeks insidej the city limits ? that of Ellen Frierson, a negro woman, who was tried, be fore the Reorder Saturday and re ceived a sentence of $30 or thirty days. The detectives, under the guise of cotton mill operatives, have been hard at work for several weeks and others whosQ arrests they hayd caus ed are Luke Newman, for two cases, Charlje Green and John Champion. The l&tter was arrested at Bethune Monday morning as he was on his way to parts unknown. All have been released In the sum of $200 In each case.i Registering the Voter*. Complying with the request of Gov. Blease, the Registration Board of Kershaw County has given the voters of the entire county an op portunity to register. The books of registration were kept open a week in Camden,, after >vwhich the board visited Westville; Kershaw, Bethune, both Cotton Mills and Blaney. New Fuel Company. A commission has been granted t.he Camden Fuel Company by the Secretary of State and the books of subscription will be opened next Monday. The incorporators are 8. M. Mathis and I,; J. McKenzie, both of Camden, and the new corporation is .capitalized at $2,000., empowered to' do, a general fuel, building sup ply and drayage business. The coal yards will be located at the Southern and Seaboard railway depots with office near the - South ern railway. The neew cShcem has purchased ;the coal business of J. B. Zemp and this will leave Camden with only one fuel company. They propose to give the very best of service. Mr. Mr.Kenzie, who is no stranger to Camden people will have charge of the office end of the busi ness. This does no(, ihean that Mr. Zemp will go . out of the drayage business. Attention U. D. O. The John D. Kennedy Chapter U. D. C. will meet with Mrs. Jno. W, Corbett on Monday, Sept. 1. All members are requested to be pres ent. An Attractive^ ntBpUy. One of the most attractive and uniquedisplays shown in Camden is that of the Liquid Veneer Co., at the store of Malone-Pearce-Young Co. It shows In life motion a little housemaid using the Liquid Veneer, and the display has stopped many passers to watch the movements of the little maid. The effect ts pro duced by an ?leetrfe motor. - THAW HAD FEW DAYS LIBERTY; AGAIN IN JAIL . ESCAPED FROM NEW YORK IN- ' SANE ASYLUiVj ANl) CAPTUR- j ED IN CANADA. . n I Matteawan, N. V., Aug. 17. llar-j ry K, Thaw, I ho slayer of Stanford : While, escaped from tfte hospital for the criminal in nit in? iicro at 7:45 o'clock thin morning. A dtirt for liberty thru an open gate, a leap In to tho open door of a powerful au tomobile that Blood quivering out side and a flight llko a rocket for tho Connecticut atato line, 30 miles, accomplished his eucapt*. Tonight he wa? still at largo and the hospital authorities folt certain he was outside the atate. Once be yond Kb boundaries Thaw ia free. Only months, perhaps yeara, of liti gation can bring him back to Mat teawan and then only in one event --that ho be judged insane in the Btate to which he has fled. Five confedeartos manned the car in which Thaw acapdoe and a big black limousine which trailed U past the asylum gate. Tho police have the descriptions of Thaw's con federatBe and the names under which they regiaterod at a local hotel Friday night, and are seeking them. Tho hospital authorities believed that Thaw had fled to the shore of Kong Island Bound and boarded a yaeht waiting with ateam up to ruah to 10 u rope. A reward of $500 for Thaw's ap prehension has beeh offered by Dr. Kieb, superintendent of tho aaylum. Howard II. Barnuni, the attendant at the gate past whom Thaw flaah ed iu his break for freedom, la un der arrest, and other arrests are ex pected to follow In the rigid inves tigation begun by Dr. Kteb. A black, aix-cyllnder touring caV, 60 horsepower, followed by a llmou ?si?e, -ttl?e - bfac-k7""loateTl lirattytUong the road as' the milkman drew near the gate. Thaw stood a few feet away, apparently unconcerned until Barnuni unlocked the gate and it swung wide to let the milkman en ter. At the same moment the. two cars drew up on the farther side of the road opposite the gate and stop ped, their engines throbbing. As Harrium stepped aside for the milk man to drive inside the grounds he heard the gravel crunch beneath Thaw's feet and looking up he saw Thaw flash paat him straight for one of. tho waiting cars. With a shout Barnum started in pursuit, but a flying leap landed Thaw safe in tho car. The automobile wheels be gan turning beofre the keeper fair ly reached the roadway and they were throwing up a cloud of dust bc? fore he had gone 25 feet. Down the roadway the cars sped in a whirling cloud of dust that quickly blotted them from sight. For a moment Barnuni shaded his eyes wi>tli his hand and watched then then with the ifrst great blot on his career of 20 years as keeper daahed madly back Into the grounds and locked the gate. '"Thaw's gone ? escaped!" he shou ed, bursting into Dr. Keib's pres ence. -- And in a moment the hunt was on. ? ? The great black car flashed like a thunderbolt thru Stormville, ten miles east of Matteawan, along the road to 4heC onnecticut line. Early risers In the little hamlet saw three men, and Thaw, crouching low to escape the sweep of their rush thru the air. They were going' 70 miles an hour. They were 10 min utes out of Matteawan. Stormville marvelled at f "? theJU* speed and watched them melt aWay~ in the dust of the state road. The limousine had been left be hind. At tho speed at which the touring car traveled thru Stormville it should have reached the stato line within half an hour. Barnum's breathless declaration at the asylum brought Dr. Kleb to his feet like a pistol shot. Within a moment he was standing at -the tel ephone and a,s Barnuin ypoured the story' into his ears repeated it over the wire to police headquarters. Matteawan became the centre of a widening ripple of telephone and telegraph alarms as Dr. Keib plan ncyl pursuit: Thnw Killed Famous Architect. New York, Aug. 17. ? The ^theatri cal escape of Harry K. Thaw from the Btate hospital for the criminal insane adds another act to the sen sational tragedy, which had its be ginning in New York city on June 25, 1906. In company with his wife and two friends, Thaw wont to the Madison' Square Garden to witness the opening performance of a mus ical comedy. Near the close of the performance Thaw left his seat and began to pace back and forth in the aisle behind the seat occupied by Stanford White, an architect of International fame, and his son. The elder White was 53 years old and in his distinguished career had stamped on many of New York ci ty's prominent buildings the mark of his artistic genius. Madison Square Garden itself was one of the architect's triumphs and he had a studio in its tower. In this setting Thaw drew a re volver" and Jtlred" three bullets into Stanford White's body. The archi tect died almost instantly. . ThsWs Wife AfnUdi New York, Aug. 17. ? Uniformed police stood guard tonight at every entrance to the hotel where Evelyn Nesbltt Thaw is staying. Always fearful of her husband, she shewed i.Mi'oin \\T .\otii i; To 'ioniuto < ' 1 11 1 ? (iirlM iiiiiI (lit- i of 1 1 Hoy*. The dale of tho liutlut* j> I v ? ' 1 1 lat?i week as to Mr. W. H. Elliott's talk to lite boys and girls has been chang I'd, Ho will moot wllli utt on Mon day, August $0Ui, Every Tomato Club Ctrl and Corn Club Hoy lb in vited to attend t li is mooting. Wo have planned to havu all the boy* and girls coining in on tho trains, and those by private Conveyance from Went YVateree und above Cam deen to meet at theCourt House at eleven o'clock. Mr. Hirchinoio liuh rnadu arrangements to have automo biles to take all from there out -to Mr. Eugene Urown'H farm, where tii# talks will bo given. Ail club mem bers living nearer Mr. lirown'u than Camden are asked to tneeet wit it uh there at 1 1 : 30. There will bo somo splendid tallfs given by men who are iivtorestod lit our work and1* who are watching it. There will also bo a short business meeting in order to elect county of ficers. All those who enrollod -themselves lu the CU*be, but in any way Tailed to have a plat this year, are esp? clally urged to be present for tie lnstrutclons will aid them greatly in their work for another yoar. Kate Simpson, County Organizer of ClubB and Ku ral Supervisor. Automobile Trip, Superintendent of Education and MIhb SimpHon, of the Tomn?to Club Work, have arranged for a trip by automobile for the boys and girls of the Corn and Tomato Clubs 'of the county next woek to the Farmers' institute to be held at the farm of Mr. E. A! Hrown several miles esat of Camden. The members are re quested to meet at the court house In Camden Monday, August 2 5th, at eleven o'clock promptly. The fol lowing gentlomon of Camden have tendered the use of ther automo bles: Messrs. John T, Mackey, F. N. 11. Goodale. H. L. Watkns, C. J.' Shannon' Jr., M IT. Hoyman, and W. It. Eve ,Jr. Mr .Ellott, of Wnnsboro; Mr. C. i^. Eogge and Mr. E. T. Mills, of Camden, will address the members. Jluys Bloodhound. Sheriff W. W. Huckabee last week purchased a full blooded bloodhound pup, and will turn it over to a com petent trainer to b eused in chasing criminals In this county. The dog was slilped here laBt week from Honea Path, and was purchased fron "Citizen" Josh Ashley, at that place. : r ? ? "" 1 " " "" - ?? ?????? . ^ ?? - her terror to a marked degree on learning that he was at large. Her mother, Mrs. Charles J. Holinan, was frightened even more than she, and urged Mrs. Thaw to go into seclu sion until Thaw is found. "Ilarry 1ms .threatened td kill me." Mrs. Thaw said, '"and I be lieve my presence in New York i? what prompted him to escape. Four years ago he told me, 'I suppose I'll have to kill you next.' Many men will have cause for fear now that he is free. He considers Dr. Aus tin Flint his worst enemy and un doubtedlv will try to make trouble for him. Arrewted in Canada. Coaticook, Quebec, Aug. 19.-;? Har ry K. Thaw is under arrest here. He will be arrained at Sherbrook? as a fugitive from justice in the United States and according to Canadian immigration authorities at Ottawa will be deported from Cana da under the immigration regula tions. ; -1 : ? The rule under which this action will bo taken provides that any per son who, within five years of his in carceration, in a penitentiary or insane asylum, enters Canada, may be sent back as an undesirable. Thaw was arraigned thiB afternoon Jail. He will apear before Judge Mulvena,, extradition commissioner, and was remanded to Sherbrooke probably tomorrow. The police appeared to have no question as to the Identity of their prisoner. He refused to take se riously their action in arresting him,, declaring that they had not the shadow of an excuse for depriving him of his liberty, as he had com mitted no crime. Thaw was arrested by local offi cer# at the request of Sheriff B. H. Kelsey, of Oolebrook, N. H., wlio saw Thaw on a train last night and later followed him he*e in an auto mobile. Though not knowing what they can do with their prisoner, his cap tors are interested in the $600 re ward which haH been offered for his apprehension and they will hold him until his release is ordered or oth er disposition made of him by the government. Sheriff Kelsey will get this reward. Thaw freely admitted his identity but would not discuss his movements since Sunday morning, except to say that he took a train "east of Bos ton." He said that he was making for the coast and planned to sail for Europe. He did not appear greatly disturb ed by his detention here, declaring that as he had committed no crime he could not be extradited. In company with two men, one heavy built and the other alight and both smooth shaven, Thaw, accord ing to the police, came over Maine Central from some point south of Colebrook, N. H., laat night. This branch of the road extebda to Port land, Me. Thaw ia held aa a fugitive from luatiofc while the police ho' ft hla two co*pa*ioB? o? suspicion. All here retained oonmsel. CITY AND COUNTY NEWS PUT IN CONDENSED FORM MATT Hits or (ilCNKHAl/ INTIOll i;,si m out Dr. \V. C, Moore wan lu Blohop v i 1 1 ? j tiii* week. Mrs. Leslie Zemp w tt h 1iii ( 'olum - bin lnbi Thursday. Mm. T. S. Myom l? visiting friends in Trenton. MIhb Daisy Sawyer, of Johnston, Is ft guest of Mrs. F. II, Sawyer. Miss Margaret ami ldelle Myers are visiting friends lb Columbia. Miss Nun Young ban returned from a months visit at. Savannah. Mrs. Harlston Heed, of Plauters ville, Ih visiting Mvh, Vnl Jordan. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Shannon, Jr., wore visitors Columbia last Mon day. Mist* Mamie MoCaa, of Lugoff, Ih upend lug a weok here with rela tives. ^ Mr. Harry MoCutcheon, of Latta, Ih visit lug his Bister. Mrs. F. H. Sawyer. Mr. Frank L. Zemp, of Spartan burg, Bi>ent a part of last week lu Camden. ?Mlss Dillie Powers, of Kershaw, Ih a visitor a>t the homo of Dr. and Mrs. W, R. Clyburn. Mr. Jerome Iloffer left Monday Tor u several weeks visit to his old home at Manhelm, Pa. Mrs. C. II. I,ewis and children spent several days last week with relatives at Westvllle. Misses (Jussle and May Belle Lol lls have returned from a visit to Columblu and Savannah. l)r. A. W. Burnett and Mr. A. E. Robertson are spending a weeks va cation at Wrlghtsvllle BfiacJl, ? ~~~Ilev."S. D. Bally, of KKershaw, stopped over In Camden Sunday on his return from Washington. . Mrs. E. J. Brunson.and Mrs. Nan nie WUklns, of Florence, are tho guest h of Mrs. M. E. Schrock. Mrs. It. It. Team has roturned from a two weeks outing at Mt. Pleasant and the isle of Palms. Mr. Lewis Clyburn and family, of Clyburns, and Miss Edna Kelly, of Kershaw, spent Wednesday at Big Springs. . ? ? ' Mrs. A. J. Stokes and Mrs. A. Weinberg, of Sumter, visited Dr. and Mrs. F. Leslie Zemp soveral davs last week. W. Robin Zemp Ih In. Baltimore selecting Christmas goods. Dr. Zemp win vialt New York before re- ~ turning to Camden. > \< O - Mr. Walter Ilush has' returned from a several (lays, vacation and baa accepted a position at the store of Baruch-Nettles Co. Ml', and Mrs. M. H. Heynian have returned from a delightful trip to Canada, New York City, Niagara and other places of intorest. Misses Christine and Mary McCas kill, of Cassatt, and Mrs. Jflannie . McLaurln spent Tuesday here on their way home from Washington'. Mr. U. P. Moore, of Pageland, and Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Moore, of Bishopvllle, wore the guests several days this week of Dr. and Mrs.. W. C._ Moore. MIbs Carrie Friedham, of Rock Hill, came down on Monday with her little niece, Miss Caroline Heyman, who haa been visiting relatives in Rock Hill. Mrs. H. F. Haile and family, of faiberty Hill, after spending some time at Big Springs, spent Sunday and Monday with the family of Mr. Jno. T. Mackey, in this city. Miss Alma Mayer, who for sever al soasons has held a position as saleslady at the storo of Hirsch Bros. & Co., is now with the Enter prise Mercantile Co., of this city. The many friends" of Mr. O. S. Higgins, who has been in the Co lumbia hospital for several weeks for treatment for rheumatism, VUl be glad to learn that his condition Is very much improved. ? ? Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Lang and - children, and Misses Mary Whita- " ker and Minette Boyklri are. spend ing the week camping at Stoney Hill. Mr. and Mrft Kershaw Lang joined the party on Y/ednesday. Mr. John Parker, of Dalzeil, was in the city Saturday night as the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Henry Trues dale. Mr. Parker left Sunday for a trip to Asheville and other points, making the trip on his motorcycle. Miss Ellle Zemp, who has taught, an open air school most successfully for three years In Camden, has* re turned from Mt. Pleasant and the Isle of Palms where she has been spending a month of her vacation. Mr. E. J. Lewis who has been with the firm of Baruch-Nettles Co. for .the past year, has resigned to ac cept a position on the road selling oils for the Central Petroleum Co., of Cleveland, O. Mr. Lewis "will have South Carolina as a territory and will make his headquarters in Camden. Mr. A. D. Barfield, an old Cam den boy, now holding a position on the Wilmington star, spent a cou ple of days In Camden this week vis iting friends and relatives. "DlckV many friends were glad to see him and to know that he is doing well In the North Carolina city. ; He left Tueeday for Florence where he and Mrs. Barfield and children are spending a wetlnr vacation, r