The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 30, 1914, Image 1

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The Camden Chronicle vom mj; xx v -.r. "-'"r. .?jrrrrg? ,.m 1 ?* ?? 11 . . ? ? ?? ? ?? ? ? , ? " " ? - 4"^ . ? J.-.,... '.-J* - ~ -r'ttyrr ",'T <;\M1>I0\. SOiril CAKOI.IN I'.' ||?.\ V, JWIAItV i|Ot lull, MMIilCIt ||, WEATHER BUREAU WORKS ALONG BUSINESS LINES h ? . ? How the Data on Conditions Are Secured and the Forecasts Are Made. Washington, c., Jan. 21 . -Ma ny people luvo an Idea thai there is something mysterious and occult I about .the work of the Weather Hu reau in forecasting the coining of HtoriHH, f i oki h and floods. Not a few think thaot the observers must necessarily Ket their data by read ing the planets, tlio stars and the moon. Ah a matter of fact the fore caster of the Bureau foretell#, the looming of disturbances In a busl j?ess-like way, very similar to that Un which a man who has ordered u iBhlpmeut of goods would estimate) lithe date of Its arrival. 1 Suppose a huslnoss man had or dered a carload of pineapples from the Hawaiian Islands. lie would! fcnow the average time It would tako the steamer to make the trip to the Pacific port, the average time for unloading and loading Into re frigerator caB, and the- average number of days to be allowed these! fcars for their trip across the contl nent to New York. His . estimate, however, would be subject to error i>ec:ause ,the steamship might be de layed by fog, or the cars might ?neet with an accident. i Storms, like pineapples, as a rule! mo not originate In the United ! Btates. They come to us, some from the Philippines, Japan, Sibe ria, Alaska, Canada or the Gulf of, ?Mexico. ? The Weather Bureau gets fable, telegraphic or wireless notice pf a foreign storm. Station after station, or vessel after vessel re ports the storm's arrival in its neigh ?orhood, so that the general direc tion and rate of progress can bo de termined vory early. in fact, the Arrival of some storms can be fore Bold ten days in advance. F^ho forecasters watch for the re ?rlon of low barometer which is the Btorm center around Which the wind ?low. This whirl or eddy moves bod By forward with the general east ward drift of about 6 50 miles a ?lay in our latitudes. As the lines ft>f equal pressure (isobars) around Bhe low center crowd closer togeth er, the winds attending the storm ?Ticrease in force. The forecaster ^determines the direction of move pent of the storm and its velocity. | When weather disturbances are) reported, the forecasters know from Experience about how long it takes Ihem to reach our Pacific Coast, and ?heh -how long after they will Veach -the Atlantic Coast. For ex Simple, if a storm coming from Si Iberia drifts eastward around .the ??forth Pole and reappears in Alas ka, it should appear in Washington land Oregon in about two days; and Phpuld get to the Great Lakes in ?ix days. and to the Atlantic Coast in seven or eight days. Unexpected conditions may delay fetorms or divert them from .the fetraiglit track just as a* refrigerator [car may be liown off its schedule or toe shipped by accident on a wrong roftd. Some of thebe storms de plete themselves by running into re gions of high barometer which are pf greater magt^tudia--/^Nand extent than the storm iselfr Spn)e of them, however, travel completely around the world. To keep tab on cold waves that come into the United States from Canada and Alaska, the Weather Bureau studies the Canadian Weath er reports. England sends reports from Iceland, the British Islands and Continental Europe, and dally reports come from St. Petersburg on ?the conditions in Russia and Siberia. The same businesslike system us ed In tracing the track of a storm is applied in determining the arrival ?Of frosts. - " ^ * T Flood forecasts are made in much the same way. Information^ As to ithe amount of rainfall at th4 head ?waters of streams that cause floods are covered by telegraphic reports Bent by local observers. As this train reaches the main channel, the height of the water in the channel s determined by successive gaging stations. Past records establish how touch a height, say of 20 feet at Dubuque, Iowa, will produce at Da venport, another station 80 mtles <Wn fho Mississippi. This plan is followed all the way down the river and at each point full allowance is jnado for the effects of water from rlbutarles, and from additional and local rainfall. As a result of theee r V * v: ? ^ v a. ' " "mr roll or honor Fo| ('UllHlfll ScllOi.ltj for Moiltll Ell<l ing; January HI. | ? The following pupils have attained a gnujle of 90 in deportment, 90 in a tendance and 90 in scholarship lit the grammar and high school, <1 ur* lug month ending January 16th: Grade 1. Julius Swltzer, Fred Topshe, Christopher Vaughan, Cecil Wlttkowsky, Capertt Zemp, Laurie Campbell, Richard Goodale, Jack lljough, Walter Rush, Miriam Bruce, Florence Cain, Katherlue 'liel^oache, Mildred Gardner, Ellse Hardy, Hur rlolty Steedpian, Louise Hirsch, Su sie Watkins, Llllu Mills, J. Ck Black well, Albortus Clarke, LeRoy David son, Albert isbell, Frank Moore, Ed die Stewart. Grade 2. Aubrey Heal tie, Mary Neat Campbell, Ethel DePuss, Ruth Hammond, Addio Lee Moore, Emily Woolen, BuhII Bruce, Joe Goodale, Arnett Bedford. Grade 8. Andrew Burnet, George Coleman, Virginia Clark, Estelle Hardlug, Emily Lang, Sara Lewis, Martha .Workman. Grade 4. Joyce Steed man, Thorn well Hay, Elizabeth Workman, Kath erine McKagen. Grade 5. Chapman Barrett, Isa dore Moguleacu; Henry Savage, Ag nes PeKass. Kate McKaskill, Blanch McKaln. Grade 6. Jaines Clyburn, f!hristin Jones, Rebekah DeLoache, B. B. Clarke, Emma VilleplgUe, Wlnnifred Fort, Loree Truesdale, Wilbur Mc Callum, Louise Trantbam, Clarence Wilson. Paul Twitty, Ida Mogulescu, Cla ra Curcton, Sadie StokeB. High School. Grade 8. Rosalie Block, Kather lne Hogue, Nancy Lindsay. Grade 9. Goo. Nicholspn, Ellon Boykin, Nan DeLoache, Rhetta De Loache, Ethel Smith. Grade 10. Margaret Hogue, Lo rena Humphries, Lois Williams. Grade 11. Sara Mlckle, William Trotter. Information Wanted. The widow of tho late Elijah W. ; Hall, of this county, requests us to ask for Information concerning her j husband's record in the war between, the states. She has forgotten the ! name of the company, etc., of which he was a member, and any informa tion from 'his former comrades will be gladly received by us and for warded to Mrs. Hall. Miss Murchlsuvii Wins Second Prize. Miss Katherlue Murchison, the ef~ I ficient teacher of the Beaver1 Dam School in District No. 18, has been awarded second prize, of $25 by the State School Improvement Asso ciation of South Carolina, and a check covering the amount was re ceived by this young teacher last week. When it is known that all schools of the state were In compe tition for these prizes this is quite an honor for Miss Murchison and her school. The money will be used in still further school improvements. Agricultural and Educational Rallies Prominent speakers, representing Clemson 'College, the State Depart ment of Education and the U. S. De partment of Agriculture will hold rallies at the Demonstration Schools at the following places In Kershaw County: Lugoff, February 2. Bethune, February 3. Blaney, February 30. These schools are co-operating with the Farm Demonstration Work on school plots in connection with these schools ini the effort to teach the rising generation practical agri culture by writing the lesson on the ground in growing crops. This is the first effort that has ever been made to teach practical agri culture in the public schools of this State. We cordially Invite every body to attend these meetings ? espe cially boy's, girls and their parents. We hope at these meetings to or ganize strong clubs among the chil dren, and to make these schools the centres of co-operative community life. Farmers and teachers will be especially interested in what will be said and done. ' W. W. Dong, * State Agen, Farm Demonstration and Extension Work^ " Live Stock' Association. The next annual meeting of the South Carolina Live Stock Associa tion will be held in Columbia, Feb ruary 4, 5 and 6, and it is expect ed a large crowd will be in attend ance. The association has for its s'ogan "More Dive Stock and Better Live Stock." An interesting pro gram has been arranged for this meeting. .1. j. r 3 ? ? An interesting marriage} took place at the Probate office of Kershaw county about 1 o'clock on Tuesday last, the contracting parties being Mr. Gary Pate and Miss Jennie Hill, two estimable young people of Lucknow. After the ceremony by the probate Judge the young couple left Immediately for Lucknow where they will take up housekeeping and where they have numerous friends who will wish for them all happi ness thru life. observations in the recent flood, the people of Cairo had warning a week or ten days In advance. The Pitts burgh district can be given only 12 to 24 hours' notice, because a flood Is upon them within 24 hours after a heavy rain storm GOOD ROADS MEN WILL MAKE STOP IN CAMDEN Tour From Washington to Atlanta In Interest of Highways to Be Made in February. Mr. J. 10. I'enny backer, secretary of the American Highway Associa tlon, has addressed letters to County Supervisor M. (!, West uml Messrs. C. J. Hhunnon, Jr., and W. It. Five, Jr., of this city advising t ht?ni that representatives of tlto Association will be in Caniden somo time in the iu*ar future and are requesting the co-operation of the . citizens of the towns thru which they pass. The letter follow?: "A cooperative arrangement has been made by the American High way Asuociation and the United HtatOB Office of Public Iloads look ing to contluuouH maintenance of the public highway from Washing ton to Atlanta by way of Richmond, Rallegh, Columbia and Augusta. The plan la for the Office of Public Roads to put three of its engineers continuously on the road and for the county authorities along the line to place the section of road lying witnln their respective counties un der the direction of these govern ment engineers who will direct the expenditures, of such funds as are raised loyally. The American High way Association has undertaken to cooperate with local bodies in sup plying each engineer with an automo bile and in looking after prelimi nary and incidental expenses. Our first step will be to make a' tour , of the road from Richmond to Atlanta holding conferences at points in each county with the county supervisors and a few of the leading citizens j so as to arrange for necessafy'> plans for putting the maintenance scheme I In effect. | "We are arranging to have a par ty consisting of representatives) of ' the United States- government, -the i state highway departments, and the I American Highway Association, to ' start from Washington about Feb ruary 1 and go over the entire route ?by automobile for the purpose of I making careful notes and maps, def. j initely locating points on the line i and making arrangements with the ? county authorities wherever practi cable for placing the road under government supervision and for hav ing as liberal an appropriation of local ^funds applied to maintenance as may be feasible. I hope tha-t we j may count upon .your cordial coop eration to the extent of seeing that full knowledge of "the project is | disseminated throughout your sec? i tion of country and that when our definite itinerary is placed in your hands that you will endeavor to have the county officials and your leading representative citizens! meet with the party and go thoroughly into the situation in a practical man ner. . ^ "This road will be the first to be supervised under the ( direction of the United States government and Ib vastly different from the us ual "boosting object lesson" as it means getting down to business at the very outset. No money will be asked by the American Highway As sociation unless it is to be expend ed directly in connection with the road and we feel that in helping this plan along the people are help ing themselves in the fullest meas ure. I trust your people will pledge support and that I may hear from you at an early date. An exact itinerary will >e forwarded to you shortly. | "As yoii ?are probably aware, the Fourth American Road Congress will meet In Atlanta sometime dur ing November, 1914.- We hope to have the road in fairly good condi tion so that routes may be organiz ed to the Congress from points all (along the line. We also hope to have the route d^llnitely determin ied and^sultably posted."* M>. WmOMPAM Kt.r ku port l<'iuii? Wui J?t |?arl i' Or (iiiauls, 7 ThO report of Lieutenant Jamoa j i?. Hob well, U. K, A., to t ho war do patuneut, an i ha result of hit* in- j Bpocilon in March, I'.HH, ?>f our lo cal company, is highly QQinpllmen- j tary. 'I ho following is ait extract ! of l.t, BobwcM'h report : (?(Mio.al condition of small arms: (Jood. Tno bores have UeOii clwtn- I ed properly, and ilio rifling Is ntft i Oi l>< . Si c.idincHH in ranks: Good. Prompt uchb and orderliness in for- J uiu>ion, (iogd. Instruction and discipline: (Jood. Condition of property: Very good. Property very neatly arranged for 1 inspection. Company records kept, but not systematically, There Ik a good esprit de corps in the company. It is the first National Uuard Company inspected that saluting of tlti> officers by the men is prae t.cbd. The commissioned personal is ex cellent. Mr. McKnjurn i/fitvcw. Mr. Charles McKhk^ii, who for a number of years lias been the effi cient and accomodating manager of the I'ostal Telegraph Co. at this place, loft this week for Sumter where ho goes . to take charge of the Suhvtor office for the same com pany. While his friends are glad of his promotion still they regret to oee him and ills interesting family leave Camden. Wo understand that Mrs. McKngon and children will re main in Camden until the present school term Is over. Mr, Edgar Lowis, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lewis, will have charge of the Postal at this place. This is quite a compliment to^the 'young fellow who has had only a few years experience In tele graphy. Ma^'.nie Meeting;. La Fayette Council No. 2.r>, It. & 8. M.. will hold a special meeting at the Masonic Hall tonight for the purpose of installing officers, liv i ery inember is requested to be pro "Beijt. In llace to Finish. ! _'jpr. W. C. Moore, an announced" ? candidate lor Alderman in Ward (5. requests The Chronicle to state ttflK the report that he had with drawn from the race is untrue, lie says he is in to the finish. Prominent \t us pa per Man Here. Mr. .John I). Jackson, of New Ha j/en, Conn., is one of the prominent men registered at The Kirk wood for a short stay. Mr. .Jackson is proprietor and editor of the* New Haven Daily Register and the Worcester Gazette. lie has made several trips to Canulen in former years, and is struck with the beau ty and climate of this city. He says lie always enjoys his short freedom from the daily grind of newspaper work. IMPORTANT NOTICE To Pastor* of the Baptist Churclicw in Kershaw Association. At a call meeting of the Execu tive Committee of the Kershaw Bap tis. Association, held in Camden yes terday It was unanimously voted to call a meeting of the Pastors of the Association to confer with the Exe cutive Committee about plans to pro vide for an Association at Mission Conference to be held at an early date. This preliminary meeting of the pastors with the executive board will take place In Camden at -tho pastor's study in the roar of the Camden Baptis Church, Monday, Feb 9th, at 11 a. m. An urgent call is hereby Issued to every pastor to be present, by all means. A more Im portant. meeting in the interest of the work of Christ in our Associa tion could hardly be called. Other vital questions relative to assocla tional work will also be taken up at this time. I (Cut by courtesy of Automobile C lub of America ) Memorial Service in Honor of (icii. , I<oIk'|'( K. I/W'. ? ? ('leniHon, S. ( .Ian. U7. Tho i> r i 1 1 | Hpul feature of tho pant week was a memorial service in honor oil (Ion. ?Robert 10. 1a?v, hold in the chapol hull on last Monday night, Tho h M'Vi ?>h woro'ceiiducted by tho John c. Calhoun Chapter of the U. D. C, Port. Eurmau whs chosen an speak er of tho evening, and tit* delivered an excellent addrss. Port', Kurinan f ught under l.ee and ho know Loo posonally This made him unite1 an. appropriate man to speak on this occasion. Other old Holdlort) present, besides , Prof, Furinan, were Dr. I ' . II. E. j Sloan, Col. Hit id In, Mr. Lewis, ami I [Mr Stevens. These five old voter- j ana aro the only ohes loft now in i til Ih immediate vicinity, Tho Cloniaon Hand entertained Huh audi nee, beforo' and after the ?t?l- ] dresH, with excellent music. The : hand Iiiih ii full membership thin yo.ir and they show quite an inf provomont over last season. The following men acted uh ushers: K. H. Ezell, F. H. McDonald, G. M. Armstiong and A. It. Boyd. ; C.lemtton'H rifle club finished up it k third eompetltive shooting match laat Thursday evening. They won tho first match over the University of Kansas by a score of 4 2 points. The other two matches have not been heard t'nflfi yet. Tho following new trustees for tho college were! elected by the Legisla ture recently; Mr. J. J. Evans, of Chora w, was elocted to fill I ho un expired term of his father, W. I). Evans, deceased. Mr. J. J. Evans is an old Clomson student. Mr. W. 1). Garrison, of Charleston. Mr. Carl son is originally from Anderson and Is a '* graduate . of Clemson. Mr. I. M. Mauldin was re-elected as a member of the board. T. Mr. Gladden Dead. Mr. Henry T. Gladden died at his home, on Rutledge street, Camden, j last Saturday morning after a lin Igering Illness. Mr: Gladden was a ! native of West Wateree, but for a j number of y'fcars had lived In Cam den, whore ho uas engaged In Hid j mercantile business. He was -a j good citizen and served his Ward j las Alderman in tho city council at ! one t i ftie. j Mr. Gladden was twice married, land is survived by his hist wife and nine children. Tho* remains were j carried to Pine Grove church in | West Wateree on Sunday for inter | tnent. * ! Alerting Clwuiiltcr of Commerce. ' The regular monthly mooting of! 'l)o Camden Chamber of Commerco j | will be held at Recorder's court ! room, Wednesday , Feb. 4, at 5 p. j j in. You are earnestly requested to j be present. C. 1*. DuBose, Secretary. "Macaria" Cancels Engagement . The following letter received yes terday cancelling the engagement of the Macaria company with the man ager of the opera house will ex plain why -there will be "nothing doing" at the opera house tomor row : Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 28. Manager Opera House, Camden, S. C. Dear Sir: : On account of unforeseen circumstances, "Macaria" closed here last night and will have to (jsk you to -cancel date, Jan. 31, with you. , Yours truly, J. N. Montgomery, Mgr., for Wm. Wood. A Correction. In our announcement of water .and light contract being let last week we were In error as to the location the commissioners . first ag eed upon. It was not near Spald ing junction, but on the Little lot j between Broad and. Lyttleton streets. It was her* that the commissioners f r t had surveyed, but owing to res idents of that section not wanting it located there and for other rea sons it was finally decldedto place It north of the Junction on the Sea board road. Associate*! Charities to Meet. The annual meeting of the Asso ciated Charities will bo held Sun day evening at the Methodist Church, February 1st. PERSONAL MENTION. Matters of General Interest Secured by Our lleporters. The many friends of Rev. H. B. Browne, former pastor of tha Meth odist Church here, were glad to see him in Camden one day last weok. He came over to attend a Masonic meeting and left the following day for Columbia. Dr. Browne says he | is well pleased at his new home. Mr. Frank D. Campbell, Sr., who has been residing on his farm near Camden, has moved to town and is now residing on LaFayetto ave nue. Misses Bessio and Sue Young leave this evening for New York, I ..hero they will spend several weeks. Mrs. David Wolfe is visitfng I friends In Atlanta. Miss Hannah Hey man, of Chester, is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. A; Wittkowsky. v ' NEWS OF THE TOURISTS | AND KIRKWOOD SOCIETY New Arrivals at the Hotels Daily. Dances, Teas and Golf Matches Are Being Enjoyed. Society in now enjoying (ho height of midwinter season wt.li' a contiln uul round of gayotv that begun? of to'n an hour or bo after breakfast* and las.s uudl (ho small hours oi the night. A series of dance u>hh given ?v i iji'y i uoHday and Thursday aftur noon at tlx* Kirk wood has begun. Tho fln?t being hold last Thursday !?t 4 ; ii U found hii en< hutilnstic crowd' in tho purlers, gathered from the different hotels and tho cottage col ony, i>n joying a cup of tea and watch ing tho dangers, which included Mr. and Mrs. Ethon Hoyt, of Cleveland; the M ihhch Lef fingwell, MIsh Weath eth?!iid, of Cleveland; Mr. Lqwls Sledge, Mr. Ludtilc Ruprocht, of N. Y.; Mih. Oaylord Gillls, Mrs. Corbet, Mrs. Caleb Whitaker, Mr. and Mrs. Edward lioultwood Ilull, Miss Muin fo rd, Mih. Margaret Fallow Barker, Mrs, Snelllng, Horace Cobk, Mrs. J, .1. WUley, MIhh Olive Whltredgo. The golf courses ale well dotted with players. Match gumes hav<\ al-\ i? .i>.> noen played between Colum bia and Camden 011 the Sarsflohl courno and tho Camden Country Club llnkH, are now making out tholr scheduleH for the season's match gamoH. Tlio recent Illness of S. B. Skelley, the professional, has delayed the recently booked ovontH which will come off Hhortly on tho Camden Country Club llnkH. On the Sarsfleld llnkH, Saturday, January 4tb, fourteen entrieH wore made 'for tho 18-hole handicap med al play. Three tied for first place at HI, au follows: C. C. Bolton . 38 ;!?.? 7 7 1 4 ? 81 < I <0 u 1 h Sledge 4 (? 4 1 8 1 <5? 81 Horace Cook. 47 4t> i> :i \'l ? 81 The other players were Mr. and Mrs. JLfncoln Smith, J. I). Cox, J. U. .McNSiry, F. M. Zettell, Newel Uend, Ethon lloyt, T. 10. Wood, J. Caswell, F. A. Titus, Hen I). T I c k" nor. This week starting Monday, the Ringers Content is being held, the bulletin board being well filled with names of contestants and tho re turns for this match will be record ed. later. One of tho itcniH which caught the golfers eye on the board Tuesday was that the record of this course being 7:$, was broken by Mr. Horace Cook, of Trenton, who made the 18 holes in 70. '1 he '"bogy" on this course is 7 8. Mrs. 10. 10. Mandevllle entertain ed the Hobklrk cottage colony with bridge on Monday night. The Misses Leffingwell havo been holding chafing dish parties and in formal teas for their guests who are the - Misses Weatherhead, of t Cleveland, and Miss Isabel liamont, of New York. Miss Olive Whltredgo entertained her two guests, Mrs. 11. C. Robins and Mrs. Barrie, of New York with an afternoon tea. Mr. Chas. M. Talntor Is at the Hobklrk Inn. He hols his kennel of dogs and polo ponied with him and expects to remain for the winter. Recent arrivals in Camden at the Court Inn are W. W. Griffith, N. Y.; Miss H. C. Green, Lewellyn Park, Orange, N. J.; C. H. Mackdowell, To ronto,; W. J. Greer and wife, Essex Falls, N. J.; Miss Helen I^oulso Fer ham, Mattawan, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sprlngman, of Jersey City. The Klrkwood register this week shows quite a long list which in cludes Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Pollard, of Baltimore; Mrs. F, H. Dougher ty, F. H. Dougherty, Jr., Philadel phia; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Judd, of Holyoke, Mass.; W. W. C. Griffin, Wheaten, 111.; L. B. Robertson, Os car Goode, of Detroit. Takes a Vest Pocket Wife. Oscar Kreuse, seven feet on? inch tall, was married to Mrs. Martha Duncan, four feet eleven inches tall, today. The bride just reached her hus band's lower vest pocket, but for all that, it was a case of love , at first sight. Both say so, Kreuse comes from Ottawa, Kan,, where he was called' the '"Kansas giant." He Is 4 8 years old and his wife 50. They met hero at the livestock show In November but were seldom seen together In public because of the attention they drew. ? Ft. Worth Dlspach. Death of Mrs. Hallie Brown. After a long illness and nuiny^ years of suffering, Mrs. Sallie Brown died at the home of her son, Mr. J. Walter Brown, Wednesday night, January 28th. Mrs. Brown was a native qf one of tho lower counties In this state, but came to Camden in early life, and spent a long life among us. She was a good christian, a devoted member of the Methodist church, charitable and kind heartfcd. She was a quiet un assuming woman, but those who knew her best, loved her most. She was tho widow of tho late James Brown, and leaves one son, Mr. J. Walter Brown, of this city. Tho funeral was held at her son's residence Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by her pastor and she was laid to rest in the old Quaker cemetery.