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THe Camden Chronicle _ - voMMfc XXV. - * ? < amiikn. south cahoijna, FHIIMV, hkitkmhuh la. i*h?. M MItlJIt WK better baby contest KERSHAW COUNTY FAIR AJfNA 0TKKHK KM'lf AI{I>ko\ j\ WOMAN'S JiOMK (JOMIM.V ION BXPfcAINH. Tho United States has started af ter a new record ? Bettor Babies. And the record will be based on quality, not quantity. Just uh HiIh nation ban inudo the rest of the world renpoct ItH bumper crops of corn and wheat. It# cattle unci Its jiogn, Uh well wide shoos and its cotton goods ao it now purposes tbat !^o entire world shall acknowledge the supremacy of its babies. "This twentieth century miracle in to be wrought by the same methods em ployed In producing high grade live utock, gruin, and manufactured good ?by standardization. This Is the day of standardization. The United States has standardized most of ita products, grain and live alock, the food we eat, the water arid milk we drink, the clothes we wear, the factories where food ano cly<hing are made, the efficiency of the workera in those factories an i the public schools In which those workers are trained. But only late ly have students of human energy and efficiency realized that time and money could be saved by stand ardizing little Americans practically at birth. This accomplished, the rest of the standardization process would take care of Itself. Now the system of standardizing babies is not conducted by the Gov ernment, bub by the parents, and it is the simplest idea imaginable. It ia known as the "Better Baby Move ment." Twelve of the richest and most progressive <sfcates in the Union have adopted it,.,^ud are putting it into practice after the most thoro and earnest fashion. The New York Milk Committee, the most powerful organization for the conservation of child life in congested cities, has endorsed it as a means to raise the standard of health in Greater New York and to decrease the number of defective children, who are a handi cap to any city's public school sys tem and a menace to efficiency in industrial centers and to morals ev erywhere. | Tho Better Babies Movement, is based on the principles that are em ployed to standardize products of th farm and factory, good food, scien tific care. The baby in the home becomes the same center of Interest, c^re and pride as the little calf or porkpr destined for entry at the stat fair, or the shoe or cotton design to he entered for competition at the industrial exposition. All three are prospective prize winners and cared for accordingly. The Better Babies Contest is nothing more or less than at exhibit of standardized babies where judges ? physicians? award prizes, not for dimples or silken hair or laughing eyes, but for physical points, strength and development, physical and mental. Incidentally, parents of children Who do not come up to the standard are told why and what to do to bring children up to tt:s very desirable standard. "Ah," 1 bear some old-fashioned parent sigh, "if a baby is born sick ly, von can't bring up to the stand ard of the healthy baby," Why not? It is done every day, In every city. A delicate baby is no longer regarded as* a visitation of ? rovidence in. the family circle. It 10. ds great possibilities for health, bought hi the cost of hygienic, sane maternal treamtnet. When a farmer >ods that a certain corner of bis acreage fails to yield a paying crop ne does not abandon Its cultivation, e proceeds t<v feed the soil with e sort of fertilizer it needs or he tries, a different crop. If the wee ,01 a Pedigreed mare looks slck J no does not. turn jt into a pas ture to die. He gives It scientific preund turns it Into a prizewinner, oth the unprofitable acre and tlife Pr?m ising colt are standardized jna made profitable. The Better Ba 8 Movement follows the saiiie ar sumonr. n makes babies better, a, therefore, more profitable to *?e nation. J? make this quite clear, you n '?"ow me into a state where h ? babies Contests are being Here we are In. tho center of Jh "la^nificent farming section, at e c?ipital of an agricultural state, tkl :trr*vc> on the openipg day of -ftnf ' 'a,(' Fair. Everything is pleas fic> .U ij1? an<' excitement. Magni tii displays of grain and vegeta sto'-i/ fruit are in place. In tho ~Doi. judges are studying the ?8 of pcdlgreeed live stock. ? "d what Is to be seen In the onion s Pavilion or Tent? - 1,0 K?rt of bread atid cakes ?/>r? ? y?Vr niother used to make, quilts and gay hand paint- j itiiri a" these occupy an atnaz huiw s.ma'l amount of space. The ho t/ *,1e r?onr Is given over to a Cn. r "abics Contest, with its ac- ! On im115,1,"8 child wellfare exhibit. clnoJ f you cannot get verv js ' lhe babies. They are be-5 Ton 'xamin?d by the judges, and jQd arc amazed to discover that the tho *1, aro heat physicians Of thei- y '?nfl vicinity, volunteering; o# . Hervtfcs to raise the standard or American babies. ! ^&mi!?!i aro Permitted inside the tere<5?^ i rooms, you will find in and\ Mothers and grandmothers; WatohtUn 8" and sometimes fathers ' Bahv rK examination process, ed ?tr*PP?d. weighed, moasur fecu amlned for perfections and de StnrA a then ItB mental or intelll- i ? ? . nieasure U taken by means o^( Contlnude~on~La?t Pag?. I AUin,? UK VISION IWKH1C.S Htnuio \?|o,?h MtMiNUtX) by H?n* V ok* TuUMltty, Washington, j j, Hypt. *.~~The soi|,RuCrit# R rovlvlQii the bf ! vAi/:f ;i()'clot'k ,hlb afternoon uinirl ? h, , f<"' U,Ul 37 ?????*. down r ^ ?l rtl,,UU?? t*iH? HWOpt fom , U KallorloH and of i h ?0ho 0,1 lh* crowded floor trial!.0! ue"u,to- ,,H PaBHUKe was ait n w?ntu / W^rlaog In tho final to? 1 ? ? V. ' von"? vvhun Bena l?., ?\ lo.llu' "oPUUllean, cast hi* loin* I V <ho ^mocrata and was tor ^ !l IMW ,aomc?t? l*it?r by Bona- 1 tor 1 olndextor, progressive. .,v n/." ,hu "WW" ot Senatorn La JMIotto and 1'olndexter were called h?v .^W tho hi and ' ^ w<iuid take and their votes were greeted with applause. resident Wilson tonight exproBa d great gratification over the end ftLnJt! o'?K 8tru?K,<i u? the aenate. Senator Simmons, chairman of the finance committee, who piloted the mil thru tlie-finance coiiimittee, the IJemoerallo caucus and the senate, predicted ita passage would bring i57^?*ftt0 atlmuIu? to the commer r , *^9 country, ? HH ^ paHBed tho senate retained the principal house provis lons, including free sugar and free raw wool, hut revised other ratea hi ill further downward. ' The aver age ad valorem rate in the bill la now approximately 20 per cent., a decrease of 28 per cent, from oxlat ing rates and nearly 4 per cent low er than the rates oft he houae bill. The senate's additions to the house freo list with 1912 as a ba*ls Will cost the government more than ? 44,000,000, but by adding a tax "of one-tenth of 1 cent a pound on cot ton for .futyre delivery, a tax on ba nanas of one-tenth of 1 cent a lb, restoring the requirement of a full internal revenue tax. of $1.10 a gal lon on brandies used to fortify wines and by increasing the surtax rates on large incomes, senate leaders believe they have provided an actual increase. That is a point disputed by Majority Leader Underwood of the house. The senate made* these other important changes: Lowered the normal exemption from the 1 per cent incomo tax from $4,000 to $3,000 for. single poi sons, with exemptions for wives and i dependent children; exempted the incomes of mutual insurance. compa nies which revert to the benefit of stock holders; Increased- graduated surtax on, large incomes- to a maxi mum of 0 per cent, on those more Ulan $000,000; exempted incomes of municipalities derived from opera tion of. public. -unities and changed the date from what the' tax Bhall be computed'1 for first year from Janua ry 1 to March 1, 1913. Free listed cattle and other live stock, wheat, hair of the angora goa and some other agricultural pro ducts; restored -oat meal and rolled oats to tho dutiable list and provid ed an elaborate inspection of meats. Reduced house rates on woolen manufactures to become effective January. 1., 1914. Provided in the sugar schedule for immediate abolishment of the Dutch standard test; postponed operation of proposed reduced rales until first of March, 1914, leaving the provis ion unchanged for free sugar in May 1910. > Slightly increased rates on finer cotton goods, reclassifying the whole cotton schedule and changing .the silk schedule from an ad valorem to ! a specific basis. Provided for an administrative i force to handle income tax eollec- 1 tions without regard to. requirements of the civil servic. Struck out a countervailing duty on wood pulp. Greatly reduced rates of the metal schedule. Struck out many reform provisions in the administrative section; re jected the anti-dumping clause; the 5 per cent tariff reduction on im ports in American vessels and the requirement for introduction' of the books of foreign manufacturers in undervaluation cases. Added a,, provision giving tho pres ident authority to retaliate against nations which are against American goods by proclaiming increased rates on certain goods; adopted a provis ion excluding goods manufactured chiefly by child labor and provided for the creation of a commission to revise the customs laws. Many important additions to the freo list were made. Airs. Hoik Dead. Mrs. Mary Alberta Belk, wifo of Mr. J. Ii. Belk, superintendent of tho Davidson Lumber Company, of this city, died at her residence on Mill street, last Friday at 6:30 p. m., after a lingering illness. Mrs. Belk was in tho 4 4th year of her age and was a member of the Cam den Baptist church. Tho body was carreid t oKershaw, her former honhe, on Saturday, whero the bjurial took place after funeral services by Rev. Jahez Fer ris, assisted by Rev. John A. Davlf^ son, of Camden. The following gen tlemen acted as pall bearers: Mes srs. L. S. Davidson. A. E. Robert son, M. M. Morris, G. C. Bruce, W. G. Wilson and G. H. Moore. Besides her husband, Mrs. Belk is survived by four children ? Mrs. Minnie Traylor, Miss Annie May Belk and Messrs. I^eroy and John Belk, who have the sympathy of tho entfre community in the loss of wifo and mother. Mrs. J. E. Wilson has returned to her homo' at Columbia after a pleasant visit to friends. Mr. Wil son, a former well known citizen of this <flty, came over and accompanle her home. UIII<;iCK TO KIND Til KM. (kpiiiiibep Bring* Hoy^nii ill t a mi li lt SlUNilMWK UOUMW. The inoiitli yf Huplewber aiwaya sous u change In the personnel of i ho local stores, especially of the dry goods houses. A good many changes liuvu been mude ho fur and several other now clerks will bo added to tlio different stores which huve not y?-i b.0#D announced. All of the merchants ure currying hea vy stocks and are preparing 'or the heut trade In Camden for muny yours. At i he Mulone-l'eurce-Young llurd wure Co., Mr. Miller Jones, who has hud severul yearn experience In the hardware business, will be a new salesmun. ] j w Probably the greatest change hUB been made at the store of Mr. H. Ls. Schlosburg. Hero will be found a number of new faces to serve (he trade ? Misses Mattle Gardner, Kuth Truesdell and Messrs. Ely Glllls, Henry Brown and Alex Baker, as ettlespropie. and Miss Ray KarcSfi; us cashier, and Mr. Nat Pearl man, from Anywhere, as advertising man. Mr. Bchlosburg also asks us to re mind the public . that anything can be found at his store, with one of the largest stocks to select from. Besides the old salesman, Mr. B. G. Mcljeod, Mr. A. J. Beattle, has added two new salesmen in thevper sons of Messrs. Willie Gardnef and M. L. McLeod. This store Is crowd-^ ed with most anything you can men? tion In any line, Including "Beattio'a Better Bread." Baruch-Nettles Company has add ed only two new salespeople, besides their large force of regular clerks. While these two are new at this store :they are not new to the trad ing public and are popular clerks. They are Miss Elizabeth Rabon and Mr. Walter Rush. Mr. Nettles of the firm tells us that they have bought one of the heaviest lines of i merchandise ever carried by them and that they are goods that are sure to please. At' the Enterprise Mercantile Co., Miss Alma Mayers, who is u popu lar saleslady ,wlll be found, with the possibility of another being add ed later during the season. At the firm of Jj. Schenk & Co., ?a new saleslady will be Mrs. Clara Latham, with Mr. John J. Goodale as book keeper. This firm has a handsome line of goods which they are offering the public. See' their new advertisement in another place. OI(U*t Woman Dead. Albany, Ga., Sept. 8. ? One o? the oldest persons In the IJnlted $t&tee and probably tTie oldest In this state died last night on the Johnson home plaee, 7 miles east Of Albany, when Callio Trowell, a negro woman, who had reached the allotted three score years and ten' when the civil war closed, succumbed to the infirmities of her great age. She waB, accord ing to records which are generally regarded as authentic, 127 years old. She had been unable to get'out of the house in which she lived for nearly twenty years, though retain ing most of her faculties, except her sight. She was an old woman when the cflder -residents of this county were young, and incidents of her early life which she relates seem to clearly establish the fact that her age is as claimed, ller funeral was largely attended by the colored pop ulation of the county. Tomato fluty Officers. j The following girls were elected ( as County officers of thb Girls' To- I mato Club at the recent county] meeting: President, Miss Sallie Poo! |vey, Blaney, First vice President, M.ss l..eila Smith, Camden; Second i vice President, Miss Lola Haile Hil ton, VVestville; Secretary and Treas urer, Miss Georgia Kabon, Lugoff. The president has appointed the following girls to assist the county officers and county organizer in get ting up and taking charge of girls' exhibits at the County Fair: Miss Lila Smith, Kate Moseley, Jennie Croxton, Daisy Maglll, Ernestine Din kins, Christine Bowen, -Alary McDo well and Marie Williams. The County Fair Association has given fifteen dollars which will bo divided into przes ./among the girls arranging the most artistic exhibits at the County Fair. All girls who wish to compete for these prizes are asked to let the County President know as soon as possible. In. order to arrange a creditable exhibit we should begin now to formulate the planB. L#et it be clearly understood that the officers and assistants are intended as help, and in no way whatever to destroy your own indi viduality in fixing your exhibit. Kate Simpson, County Club Organizer. Card of Thanks. 1 wish to express my sincere thanks to my friends and neighbors for their many kindnesses shown du ing the illness and death of my wife. Especially do I wish to thank the family of Mr. J. .H. Moore, their services and expressions of sympa thy will ever be romembered by mr. May God's richest blessing rest on ' them. J. II. Belk. i I/mm l?nimlcn. : : i Mr. K? M. Hendrlx left this week for Columbia, where he -will operate a grocery business.. Mrs. Hendrix will join him In a few weeks and they will make their homo in that city. They have many warm friends in Camden where they h,ave spent the greater part of their lives who regret to see them leave. Their home has been rented to Mr. G. A. Pardln, who will reside there in the future. . ? UOIUli.Ks WKHK Hl'MV. HuiH-rvlMor WwL'k I|(>iiio lv?|V?r?Ml uiitl Money Stolen. ' The homo of Coi Supervisor M. CJ, \Von< was entered by burglars lust Thursday night and robbed of $40. (wo watches, u pistol and buncl of keyw. Tho articles were taken from u bureau only a few feet from whore Mr. Weijt wuh sleeping, and whh ono of tho holdout robberies oe curriiiK in (Gulden in sometime. Mr. West know nothing <>f the rob bery until morning when he went to look for his trousers und found them in bin yard whoro the thieves hud gone through hit* pockets,. . He Immediately notified Mr. Hob* bins at Coliimblu to send bin blood hounds. The men und dogs arrived about ulne o'clock by auto, but ow ing to tho track** having been crow ed they could get no reliable trail and wore called off. It 1b reported that Heverul other houses woro entered Thursday night in tho nort born part of the dly. Quo being the Kirkwood Hotel and tho other the vacant home of Mr.^ I). L. i Edwards.. What was gotten at the#] places we have not leumed. The home of Mrs, M. E. Schrook at the corner of Lyttleton and De Ka!b wuu alHo entered, and a good amount of wearing apparel and household goods stolen. The home of Mr. SoQ^t. JUunn,. on $eKalb was entered and several ar ticles stolen. Two small negro boys have been arrested and have* con fessed entering this house and also having stolen u bicycle rfiolonglng to young Daniel Mflller wHb resides on Broad street. An attempt was made 'to enter the home of Mr. R, B. Fits', on North Lyttleton street some' time during the latter part of the week, but they were unsuccessful. Mr. and Mrs. Pitta were away and the win dows were securely fastened. In their efforts to enter they used a step ladder which was loft standing at the window.. Several sluts in the blinds wero broken; Policemen made a search of the outskirts of. tho city soon ufter the robbery of Mr. West's v home und lauded one suspicious character, who; if ho does not know anything of the roberleg, must be wanted on some charge. Officer Stewart found -the man near Spalding junction and questioned him. He noticed that the fellow kept, moving his foot about In tho sand while talking and upon examination found that ho had buried several keyys and other arti cles. He promptlyy placed him un der-. arrest and the negro has told so many different stories as to his reB Idtfnce and what he'waB doing with the keys, ono of which wa? a rail way switch key, that tho officers have decided to hold him until they i find out something more of the man.' Program. The Woman's Mission Union, aux iliary to State Baptist Woman's Mis sion Union, will meet with the First Baptist Church, Camden, S. C., Sep tember 23 to 24, 1913. The follow ing program is announced : Sept. 23, 11 a. in. ? Devotional ser vice. Organization. JOloction of Officers. Address of Welcome. Response. Reports from Societlen and bauds. Round table. Miscellaneous. Adjournment. Afternoon session, 4 to f?:30-^? ! Devotional. Paper.:' _2'-Woman's Responsibility a id reward for Service." Collection. Miscellaneous. Adjournment. 8:00 p. m. ? Open meeting. Ad dress by Rev. John A. Davison. Sept. 24th, 1!1 a. m. ? Devotional. Open discussion of needs and holps in work in Association. Miscellaneous. Adjournment. Mrs. S. E.Goodale, Supt. Methodist Church Service*. I / Preaching at 11 a. m., by the pastor. Rev. H. B. Browne, Union services in the Methodist church at 8 p. m? sermon by Rev. IT. R. Browne, and mid-week union ser vices next Wednesday at 5. p. in., at the Presbyterian church, con ducted by Rev. J. C. .Rowan. Sunday School at.' 5 p. in. Dr. F. M. Zemp, Superintendent. Fitted for Hiding Without lights. For some time past it has been the habit of bicycle riders "to vio late the ordinance against riding their wheels without a light. Satur day night last an officer was sta tioned at the corner of Lyttleton and Eaurens streets nnd spotted seven riders without lights. Each forfeited ono dollar to the recorder on Monday morning. Other cases beforo the recorder Monday were three drunks in which they were fined $10 each. llack I'Voin Washington. Mr. H. O. Carrison, Sr., returned | last week foni Wahington where he accompanied Mayor Brasington. to j confer with the government officials , relative to tho building of t he Cam den postoffice. Mr. Carrison thinks thoir visit a very timely one, as there had been some misunderstand ing among the officials as to the cost of the building and tho matter was apparently at a standstill. He tells us that they were assured by the officials that the oid building would be ordered removed by the first of January and that bids would be asked for the erection of a brick building with stone trimmings And also of stucco. Ml IOW WIN'OOWH I'llKTl V. M^iclmuU '1'ukiiiK l'rlde in Tlielr Window l>i*playN. ThO Chronicle 1h glad U> hoc llio interest the nierchauta are taking In the decoration of show windows. Nothing adds more to the looks of an establishment. ilmn a tastily dressed window and nIiuwu thai the merchants are on tin* alert for at? trading cuBtoiiit*rsv Ope. of the prettiest in tho city is tluit of tho tfchlosburg store reenetly put in. This week they arc showing ladies ready yt owear and each week tho windows will bo changed. Another catchy window Is that of tho tailoring establishment of Mr. M. L. (Jllliam. Ho haa Just return ed from a several weeks Htay in Ashevillo and Bince his return haw added a complete line of samples, among which one cannot help find ing a suitable cloth to make a suit or ladies nkirt. Another addition 1b a lino of nefkwear which can not be duplicated nearer than tho big cities. The Hlrsch Bros. Co. have a hand gome display In their show win dows. Theao windows are constant ly changing and is the ta?ty work of Mr. W. D. OOodale, who tukes great pride in putting his store to the front In this way. The display of "Big Hon" clocks im one window and watches in an other adds considerably to the Jew elry store of .G. L. lilackwell. ? The drug and grocery storea are taking more pride In their window dressing which attracts the eyes of the trading public. (Jotton and Cotfetji 8<mmI Buyers. J. M. Heath, formerly with tho M. C. Heath Co., of Columbia, and a former Camden boy, has returned here <to represent the cotton firm of J. E. Lathan Co., a large concern with offices at Greensboro. His place is located on South Main st. opposite the old Clyburn block. Other well known buyers in Cam den this season arc Springs & Shan non, W. H. Haile, J. 13. Stoadman and W. J. Mayfield. Local buyers estimate tho num ber of bales sold hero this season at between six and seven hundred, lK)th old and now cotton. It is be ing marketed as soon as ginned and very little, if any, is being stored. Forty-one bales in one lot were brought hero from the State Farms in Kershaw and Sumter counties Wednesday and sold to J. M. Heath, representing Lathan & Co.. .. of Greensboro. The seed, buyers hero this year are: It. Ij. Moseley, representing Buckeye Oil Mill;; J. C. Whltaker, independent; I"). E. JTinson, Swift CO. { Rliaiji eBros., and E. M. Boy kin, Camden Oil Mill; Stove West, Kershaw Oil Mill. Appointed Rural Mail Carrier. In the civil service examination held at tho Camden postoffice sov eal days ago for the position as rural carrier ;to fill the vacancy on the route leading from Lugoff, Mr. C. R. Lewis, Jr., made tho highest average and will get the appoint ment. There were several others who stood the examination. Hotel Contract Awarded. Florence, S. C., Sept. 3. ? The con tract for the plans and specifications for .the big hotel that is to be erect ed at Big Springs, Kershaw county, the proposed new health resort, has been awarded to Itlchardson & Har per, architects, of this city. It will bo a two and a half story building of brick and frame construction, to cost $.".5,000. It will be a very handsome building. Married. Mr. Wilbur Rollings was married to Miss Jessie E. Owens Thursday morning, September 1 1 , by the ltev. H. B. Browne. The marriage took place at the home of the bride's fa ther, Mr.. Belton Owenq, six miles below Camden. The happy couple lefl immediately after the ceremony on the 10, .o'clock Southern train and wiH majte their homo in Pino wood. S. C., whero the groom is en gaged In business with his father. ??Mt'T & JEFF" PLEAHKS Tremendous Crowd at, Sumter (S. O.) Opora House. "Mut & Jeff kept (heir audience in roars of laughter for moro than two hours Tuesday night. The first play of the seaHon was a well staged attraction and the house which was filled to standing room capacity seemed Immensely appreciative of the efforts of the two chief per formers and their capable assistants to please those who had come to (see -them. Hud Fisher's two characters were (acted by. Bon Byron, as Mut, and j l^onls Merkel, as Jeff, who ably fill ed their roles. The other actors | were well tip to their standard, j There was plenty of Jokes and fun and some singing, which did ! not seem nearly s omuuh appreciat ed as the wit of the performors. The costumes varied in kind- and color, some of them being extreme ly "cute",, while others were mere ly fancy costumCB. All of them looked clean and new for the most part and showed up well on the stage. The house was crowded and the manager of the play and Manager ltyttenburg were evidently pleased, and if laughter is a sign of pleasure, then the audience was deciddly well pleased throughout, for everybody was laughing. ? Sumter Item. r "Mut & Jeff" will b? seen at the Camden Opera House, Tuesday, Oc tober 7th. T CITY AND COUNTY NEWS PUT IN CONDENSED FORM MATTUKn or UKNUltAli lNTlilt i;st iiy ouit KUI'OllTRHH. Mr. and Mrs. Loo Schenk have re turned from a trip north. Judge 10. 1). Jilakouoy, of Kershaw, wuh iu th? city on Tuesday. Mr. F. 10. Mathl*. of Greonvllle, Is in Cumdon lor a few days. Mr, ami Mrs. Job Shiver, of Char lohton, are visiting rolatlvoH here. M rs. H. Levkoff ,ot. Augusta, is in tlio city on a visit to her uouh. Mrs. John (ioodale and daughter. MIhh Mildred, vls!tod Columbia thin week. MIhh Blanche Solomon, of Char lotto, N. C., is the guest of Mrs. W. F. Maloao. Mr. If. C. Singleton wuh in Blsh opvjlle on Wednesday attending court as a witness. Mrs, E. E. Sill returned Wednes day from a stay at Montreat, N. O., and other resorts. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lipscomb and Mrs. Val Jordan have roturned from a visit at Georgetown. MIhbcb Lucy and Gertrude Hamp ton, of Columbia are the guests of Miss Ellen Douglas Boykln. Mrs. T. W. lllddlck has gone to the mountains of western North Car olina to spend a few weeks. Mrs. Cooper Griffin and lltlte noil, are on a visit of a few weeks at her old homo at Ninety-Six. Mrs. Lottie J. Singleton, of Co lumbia, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Kobt. Johnson, in Klrkwood. Mr. Blssell Kennedy left Monday for Tlmmonsvllle, where ho will be In business during the cotton sea son. Mr. John A. Singleton, a former citizen of Camden, now located at Greenville, wan lu Qatudo;i on Mon day. Mrs. William Bias, after a visit to her sister, Mrs. W. F. Malone, lias returned to her >home In Char leston. Miss Luclle Alsabrook, of Spur tanburg, lias been spending some time at the home of Mrs. J. F. Nettles. Mr. H. M. Wright, of Plain City, Ohio, has been in Camden for sev eral days visiting his son, Mn G, H. Wright. *. Mm AMhur Griffin, who has beoii? spending a month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Shannon, has re turned to Greenville. Misses Sue Dnffie, I'uullne Bland lug and Nancy McCoy, of Sumter, were the week end guests of Miss Katherine Zemp. ? .Miss Anno Strohecker, who has been the guest of Miss Clara Wal lace for the past month, has return ed to her home In Charleston. Mr. Edgar Lewis has returned from Fayottevllle, N*? Gr, whewr'iie wont to fill, a vacancy at the tele graph office at that place. Mr. and Mrs. It. B. Pitts and litf tie daughter, have returned from a visit of several weeks Jo relatives of Mrs. Pitts' at Seranton, Pa.. J. T. and Laura Ho\iston, the grand children of Mrs. J. T. Net tles, have returned from a visit to relatives in Greenwood and Colum bia. Miss Mary Hubbard, of Baltimore, arrived this week to accept a posi tion at Miss Mattie Gerald's milli nery parlor, where she will be pleas ed to nave the public call .and In spect. the now goods Tli^t are arriv ing every day. INOHKAHING < 'Alt SUPPLY. Shippers A?ktxl to Avoid Unnec?M*?^| wry Detention <?f C?r*. ? ;-;r^ Atlanta, Ga.t Sept. 10. ? -Healthy business conditions throughout tho Southeast during tho fall and win ter are indicated by tho action of tho railways of this section in call- ' ing upon shippers to aid them in maintaining an adequate ear supply during the crop moving season. An ticipating a heavy, demand for cars, the railways are themselves doing everything possible to increase their car supply. Shops are being run at full capacity to put every avail able car in repair and car builders are being uged to turn out new equipment as rapidly as possible Steps are also" being taken to pro vide. for tho most expeditious hand ling of cars at. terminals and trans fer points. " , While the railways are making thest* preparations for the rush of heavy business, it is recogni/.ed' that shippers can render assistance of tho greatest importance byv loading and unloading cars as promptly as possible* thus avoiding unpocessary detention of. cars, and by loading cars to their full capacity. As an adequate car supply is as important to shippers and the general public as it is to tho railways, an appeal being made to shippers fntlivlrt-~" ually and tlirn tradee and commer- ? cial bodies to aid the railways in their effprt to secure the maximum efficiency, in the use of cars. We miss our correspondents from * tho county this week. Their newsy letters are Always welcomed. But ?the sad part of it is we will not hear from our Stockton correspond ent any more. Wilbur Rollings slipped over here Wednesday and carried her away to Plnewood. ""