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The Camden Chronicle ?-jj^i?7 ..jiijii-'? ? ! ? ' ? ? !u,-ju~uu ? u-uj ? iu.jj'-^.i?uLU-ujuLi-j ji.-jilj.ui '. ?i '.'.jj.'i.1. .J,.1. , rs^smemmmmss^sr^i'. , ..I. --iuu ? : ? lj._j.j-, ?-? j ..im,. i -j.. ? ? , ? l? jli., ? a. i> VOl.lMi: XXV- * CAM1>KN. HOl'TH OAROIJ\A. MAItOU iS7, ItfU. NlMlilJIt iu. " ? ? -II 1 ? ?' 1 I'll,1;'*1 ?' ,U?i 'i. i >" .'i'j ' .1 . ii iORSE SHOW AND AIR FLIGHTSFOR NEXT WEEK Crowds To Be Entertained in The Mornings at PqIo Grounds By Avaitor Robbins. The Camden Horse Show, -the Irnt of the shows to be held under lie South Carolina Horse Show Cir begins noxt Wednesday, and ln | it-it t ion h are thai this show will lurpaHB all previous ones held in 'iiinden. Already there lias been hipped to Camden several car loads >i blooded animals and the owners (fin he ween any day "working" out heir prize winners, Kiting them in hie condition to appear before the I [randstand. Camden boasts of one 1/ 1 lie best arenas in the South? ? great deal of work and money laving been expended recently get jng it In fine shape. [ Secretary Little tells us that the mtlook for a large number of en* ries wan never brighter and that onie of the handsomest, show an tnnls soon, in any arena will be hero pr the large crowds to admire. Aeroplane Fli^its. Besides the horses, there will be In added attraction for the inorn Igs pf the horse show days.. Mr. Idwtn A. Uobbins, a manufacturer f aeroplanes, will bring one of his lac-bines to Cafnden for two days Khibttlon flying during the liorse tow. These exhibitions will be lade on pqlo grounds each morn |g. Mr. Bobbins Is an aviator of 1 number of years experience and roinises some very exciting fea? ir('K. He spen't several days re- i intty at The Kirkwood, and' when ^ saw "the beautiful level polo j rounds, promised Mr. KruiubhoU ' return* here for several exhibition J [glits, which 110 doubt will attract | i:irg< crowd 9!' spectators. ? Mis. Olive A. Ott<?e. .Mrs. Olive A. Catoe, wife of W. j A. Catoe, of the Buffalo section j Kershaw county, died Sunday, i o 1 ftth, after being confined to j >r bed for eight days; having been railing health for several years, j le was l)orn in Chesterfield conn- i on November 28, 1 840, and was J ere lore over 7 4 years of age. She | [is a daughter of the late J. S. j prton of Chesterfield county. There, e left behind to mourn the death' this good woman her husband, j le son and two daughters. The In is Barrel Catoe. The daughters e Mesdames Julia Haley and Win e Uyrd. Besides her three ehil 't*n, she leaves' three brothers and rcc sisters, fifteen grand-children id a host of children and friends mourn her death. The brothers are: J. L, .J. It. <1 (J. L. Z. JIort6n, and the sisters, Iks Winnie A, Horton and Mes? Hies Mary So\VeHSand Cadis John-; )i, all of Chesterfield. Sho had it n a consistent member of Mt. small church for QVer BO years. (1 was laid to rest in the ceme ry there last Tuesday. The f un til services were conducted by her stor, Rev. Cupstid, of Blaney. ? Jrshaw Era. New .Advertisers. It". 1'. DuBose & Co.., - real estate Balers, have again joined the ?ronicle advertisers. . They are of ?lng in another place numerous Btcts of valuable farming lands ? various /parts of the county, be Bes they (have a number of pieces I city property listed with this ?Bncy. ?Burns & Barrett, hardware deai ?> have contracted for a space) and Ipli week will tell you in an inter ring way of the things they sell. ?^IeCaskiU Bros., shoe dealers, . is ?>?her to join us. Their ad will ?>w every week what they, have ! ? offer in the footwear line. K Marrlnno in West "Watere**. *At the homo of the bride'a par ?s, Mr. and Mrs. R. J j, Mclntyre, I tho afternoon of March 12, Miss ?so Molntyre and Mr^JL B. Heina ?re married. Rev. .7 l\ Whinning- I ?n, officiating. The couple left { ?nodiately after the ceremonr for I V home of the groom in Fa!rf4efd, J ?ero. they were tendered a re^ejr- ; by his aunr, <Mrs.. Emma Duke. I ?The popularity of the couple ' Whl bo Judged by rfro nunYber orj Bful and beautiful presents they ! ?c'?vcd. We wish for them a : Bght and prosperous life. _ : ~.m, ^.i ? ? I ?! Ly- "j ?Misses Vivian McCpllough and ?trie Langs ton. of Darlington.; the week end guests of Miss ?rn Wallace: Hlr. John C. Johnson, of Clarendo ?J"y. is viftTfTTfJf his sister, Mrs. * ? 10. Sell rock on DeKalb strf^C^ ?rs. de.Tersey, of Cohim&i^spent time In Camden thin week. ? ha* a number of friends Tiere, ?> are always glad to aee her. |>RA I N < *>N< f|(KHH To He Hold at Savannah Wllt'ni Many Public Meji WHJ Gather, Savannah, (hi., Mar. 2?. -Govern ora galore, United States Senators not a few, Congressmen trom sev eral states. railroad men of promi nence, high department officials of Washington, engineers of interna tional fame, State Commissioner* of .Agriculture from probably all the Southern states, together with hun dreds of business men of largo af fairs, will gather at Savannah April 2.2-25, in one of the moat Important conventions of the year, that of the National Drainage Congress whoso Hole purpose 1b the stimulation of public interest in the draining of the great swamp areas and lowlands of the country. Naturally this Congress is of su premo importance to the South, and more especially vto the chain of Btates extending from the Potomac ! to tlie Hlo Grande, each at which ; has within it a borders many hun dreds 'of thousands of acres of rich lands which, If reclaimed, will yield j the largest crops known in Die; world's history. Already great deRl of work' alonK this lino are under W(jiy in North Carolina. In Georr gla the drainage of the Okeef^iokeo swamp has engaged attention' for same yeare, while the vast projects having as their object the drainage of the Kverglades in Florida have ? centered the attention of engineers, J land promoters, colonization ' agents, i and leaders of agricultural ^develop-! ment upon that state. In Florida, Georgia, and probably other coast states of the South, neighborhood drainage projects are also under way that will bring into cultivation con siderable sections of now unprofita ble and unhealthy land. South Car olina, Alabama, Mississippi and I'Ouisiana all have their great drain ago problems and the delegates from! those states will' naturally be inter-! ested participants In the discussions' at this third Congress devoted to; drainage work. ?' The seven hundred or more dele gates and guests of the Congress: will be cordially entertained by the ! municipality of Savannah and its' businees men. A aea trip on an j ocean steamship, an inspection of j the strong coast fortifications at j Fort Screven 011 Tybee Island, with 1 a dress parade of the garrison and j military concert and a fish dinner, will be among the features arrang-J ed for them.- For >t he general pub- j lie a magnificent floral parade, the 1 first over held -4^ 0?orgla, and oth-j er popular amusements are being ar-' ranged. In appreciation of the lm-J porta ncc of the~Congress ahd Us j work to the South, all railroads liavt; granted the cheapest rate? possible for the occasion, giving the dele- 1 gates and visitors from a week to ' ten days' stay in Savannah. Meeting Cliamlicr of (Joiiiiuiw, The regular monthly meeting of the Cain den Chamber of Commerce will be held at Recorders Court I Room, Tuesday, March 31st, at .r> ! p. 111 . You are earnestly requested! to be present. C. 1'. DnBose, . Secretary. 1 Heavy Verdict Against Seaboard. In the Court of Common Pleas which came to a close last Saturday the following civil cases were dis posed of. ..There still remain more than sixty cases on the docket to be dsiposed of: J G. W. Crosby was awarded a ver dict of $75,25 agains tthe Southern i Express Co. ! C. H. Geradeau against S. W. j 'Heath, suit for recovery of ront. i Verdict for plaintiff for $332.75. J. K. Robinson brought*-' suit against the. Western Union -Tele graph Co. for failure to deliver mes sage. Verdict for plaintiff for $600. Later the judge issued an^ order re ducing the verdict tp $300' provided the defondant company settled the amount within 20 days. A. B. AfcLaughlin and Z. V. Mc Laughlin against the Seaboard rail way. Non-suit. .B. J. ET4ftt Jffought suit against the Se&board and Pullman company claiming that he was severely han dled and beaten by a conductor while riding on the company's road. Verdict for . plaintiff for $500. A. M. Campbell brought suit against the Seaboard Ry. for in juries received in an accident] at Cayces, near Columbia some months ago, In which the plaintiff lost sev eral toes on one foot. The jury awarded a verdict of $13,000. To Open '.Victoria." Messrs. David L. Shatenstein and Wm. T. Dempster arived in the city this week and are looking after the opening of the new motion pic ture heattre to be located on low er Main street, in the Beattie block of new buildings by the first Of April and are having tWS work push ed to completion as rapidly as possi ble. Mr. Shatenstein, who has had charge# of picture theatres In other towns, assures us that his place w ll be equipped with the very fin est -thnt~cnlr"T7e"hafl?:- opera chairs, electric auto orchestra, which plays several different instruments, and best of all one of the best motion piet*tr<* -machines and operators to be found. The performances will begin in the -afternoon at 3 p; m., and be continuous till 11 at night. "The Victoria" . will be the name of the new -theatre. A. S. Thompson, representative of the C-hero Cola Co., of Columbus, On., is in Camden for a few days conducting an advertising campaign for Mr. T. J. Lipscomb, the -local bottler of this new drink. TOI'IUH'IK KOMK" Ihu iiiK l*olo i'* iu riiii i no ii( Witli Mhii)' florins of Kiitvrtuliiinriit. * , -:?r* ? : I Wo have been "going some" this past week in the line of festlvlt les, notwithstanding Camden's defeat in the polo matched, it took none of their vim and determination to mak thi? tournament a success socially for all outsiders, and the associates have left nothing undone in creat ing sport and pleasure to all vlsl torn, They have been "wined, din ed and danced" to a standstill, and all are going away with the determi nation to come hack another Bea ton to enjoy the hospltullty which ( ,-m ulen is famouu for. The following week will he de vo'ed to the horse show. A large c.owd from ueiKhhoring cities and counties will take part, und it in expected now that, it being includ ed in the Southern Circuit bin year, evhlbl's will surpass anything yet shown here. Mrs. K.' G. Whistler entertained the wives of the army officers with a dinner party given at The Klrk wood. The table decorations being red, white and blue and a profusion of flags and flowers -being emblem atic of patriotism. Owing to the i Inez's Of Mrs. Whistler at the ***?110, Mrs. (5eo. Higgs, of I'ittsburg, acted as hostess In Mrs. Whistler's absence. A dinner to the Army and Aiken teams, given by Mr. T. IJdmund Krumbholz on Friday night, being another social entertainment; The miniature' polo field formed <h? centerpiece for Ibis occasion, attrac tive favors at each place and a very sumptuous elgh>t course dinner was served in the grill. During dinner many toasts and speeches wore made and the Alkeii team left with fly* lug colors and the cherished South ern circuit cup. Golf for those that are less In terested In polo has' also had tta inJ ducements. A challenge given by the Hobkirk golfers to the-: Court fnn players, for a dinner to be given at Hobkirk and paid for by the losers of the match fell to the lot of the Court Inn golfers, who paid for Hobkirk golfers' dinners. Needless to state they were equal ly repaid for their loss, as Hob kirk's fame of having the best! ta ble of the three tourist hotels was soon tesifled to judging by the re past set before them. The arrival ami departures of winter sojourners brings a round of new faces each day. Many people -who -have been In Florida are slow ly wending their way northward, but are- held in eheck by the interven ing snow and ice storms which oc casionally are felt here. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Morgan, Cleve land; Mr. W. M. Brooks, East Or ange, N. J.; Mrs. Geo. Nicola, Pitts '|?rK. Pa.; Mrs. E. F. Carrlpgton, Bay City, Mich.; Miss N. Scott, N. Y.; Mr. Iv. Spear, N. Y.; Mrs. B. G Ingalls, Miss If. S. Ames* Southport, Mass.; Mr. D. Woodward, Leroy, N. Y.; Lewis B. Hughes, Wyoming, N. J.; G, Garfield Sauer, Rochester, N. Y.; are 'registered at the KJrkwood. At The Hobkirk are the follow ing names: Mr. C. Lee Bowman, New York.; Mr. and Mrs. Russell, T. Starr, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. L. Nc?rrls, Greenfield, Mas*}. Mrs. and Miss Hughaon, Ottawa, Can.; Orville E. Rogers/ Jr., Boston, Mass.; Mrr. W. Brooks, Detroit; Mr. H. M. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hugh, Detroit; Capt. J. D. Smith, York Maine. Planned a Kobbory. Ezekial A* Davis, alias G. W. Mil ler, was arrested last Thursday and placed in Jail charged with, having lrtairiretl~a robbery and forged a number of ! checks on Mra. A; S. White, proprietor of the Bellshaw .Dairy. After an investigation made by constable Sinclair it was learned that -the man was from FrancU, Ok lahoma. and . was a deserter ? from the United ' States ' afmy at Fort Moultrie. Communication was had with the officers at Charleston and |Davis was^carried to Charleston Saturday by constable Sinclair. Davis had made a plot - to rob the home of Mr. and Mrs. White, cut the telephone wire arid had ev erything ready for his escape, when a man jjamed Haynes with whom he confided, told of his plans, with the result that he wasj^ed under arrest. He Is abouf*23 years of age, had seen two years service In ithe amy, and deserted January -30. Kt'OI TLSCi lMKfV UKHN. Wile Hlu w it Oyei (In City mill l>ln??| a( The liirkWOfnl, The scouting party sent out by the American Highway Association and m representative of the United StaU'H public roads spent part of Tuesday in Camden uh t )to kuchIh of the Kirk wood Hotel and members of the Camden Chamber of Coin* inerce. The party wuh inot at Che raw by Mr. ,M. II. Hey man, repre sent Ihm t Camden Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. M. C Went, county supervisor, and by other par t ea at Hethune. i Arriving at Camden they wore shown, over t.ho city and escorted to The Kirkwood where they were din ed, and t ho plans of the undertak ing were discussed. The party was joined a ( Camden by Mr. J. 8. Pen uypacker, executive assistant of the American Ilgihway Association who came down from Wtishlngton by rail Thi? will be the first section of a highway in the United States to be maintained tinder the direction of the federal office of good roads. It Is an experiment that is preguunt with posRihllli ies and one which holds rnt great promise. Briefly sketched, the plan of the federal government and the highway association is as follows: The Khortest route between Wash ington and Atlanta is -to be select ed the road for experiment. Three of the best engineers In the service, of the United States of f.ce ol' goOd roads are tQ be detail ed for duty . on the highway. All of the expenses of these en gineers are to be. borne by tji<*,fed eral office and the highway ;j.Ha6cta tlon. The engineers are to fee assigned HOO miles of the highway, each, and inspection trips are to be made ev ery ten days. The engineers are to act as con sulting engineers to the county su pervlsors. Each county along the route Is to guarantee so much per mile each year for the maintenance of that particular stretch along the route, the fund to be expended by the county supervisor. Cooperation between the federal government and the county officials is to lie the keynote of the plan. All of the phases of the scheme were amply explained by the engin eers at the dinner at The Kirkwood. Commissioner Watson of the State department xof agriculture met the party Monday at Cheraw and 1b piloting them across the Stat4. Included in the party 6f the high way assentation are: Leonard Tufts of IMnehurst, N. C., director of the American Highway association, chair man. of the committee on mainten ance and former president of the Capltal-to-Capital Highway associa tion; W. L. Spoon and Geo. C. Scales, good roadf engineers of the United States office of public roads, and J. S. l'ennypacker, executive assistant of the American Highway association. Mr. Tufts was called back to IMnehurst and will not ac company the party 011 to Atlanta. After spending a few hours in Camden the party proceeded to Co lumbia where they were entertain ed by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. To KoOpen Air" Dome. Messrs. S. W. Brown and T. . J. pouglas, Jr., have returned to Cam den after an absence of several weeks Mr.' Douglas has been on a visit to his parents at Douglas, S. C. Mr. Brown has been away at his old home at Jacksonville, N. (?., where he was called* to attend the funeral of his father who died .al. (h?t plHce-on Marcft~12. Mr. 'Brown was 74 years <of age, his death occurring on the anniversary of hiB birthday. Besides Mr. S. W. Drown, of Camden, he leaves a wife ou,d three other children. Messrs; Douglas and Brown ex pect to reopon the Air Donite motion picture place on DeKalb street, "in h very short while. This theatre proved a popular placo of amuse ment last feu miner and it is wxpect ed large crowds will again visit the place when it opens. This will give the motion picture patrons two shows to attend during the summer, the other- will be in the new dtore building on South Main now being built by Mr. A. J. Beattte. ' <? < Mrs. O. B. Funderburk is spend ing this week at Jefferson &ith re latives and friends. 'TrlncM* Patricia," OwnwJ by Oeo. T. UUle, Ofttndon, 8. A Cham pionship winner at a dosen ?too vr*. ^ -? ? n \ it it \ <ii(i :(;oin shot. A' suiluiii Miiktvt Ifls <.t>| Away In Mr. Harry 1,. Gregory, wl?Q wuh In Camden oil Monday, and left\ that afternoon for a visit to relatives, al Kershaw, wan shot In t lie left Bide that afternoon about 0 o'clock,1 in the lot In rear of the Kershuw > Mercantile and Hanking Co's store. To a reporter for the Kershaw .JOra Mr. Gregory stated "that Just a few minuted before the shooting ho was standing in front of tho Kershaw Pharmacy In conversation with Hurwell Truesdell, and after leaving him crossed the street and joined W. C. Holln, from Jackson ville, Flu., with whom he vhad pre t ious|y hud Home business dealings. The} had aome words passing thru tho lot and Holln drew a pistol and -.fired at him, the ball passing thru Hie loft side. The bullet, which was a si eel pointed 32 callbro, came out. at the left side of the buck at t '.?? v/iiist. Holln immediately left In tlu> automobile In which he came hero from -Columbia. J. (\ Maguey, John T. Sevens, H. It. Williams, C. r. h'anney, 1?\ 10. Culvvrn and oth e a. who wore near enough to hear the allot, went to the lot where- -they found <' Mr, Gregory 1> li'ic oil the ground, and t?<U It I m to Hayes & (J legot y h di n;, uic re, wK>re he was given medical attention by Die. Twit t y , Hrnftingtcn nnd Gregory."' Later Mr. Gregory was carried; to the Kcnuell Infirmary at Hock Hill, and after an examination- It was found that his intestines were punc tured In two places. While his phy sicians realize the serious nature of the wound, a message received In Oam den Wednesday afternoon, stated that he was resting easy and th.at they have hopes of his recovery, immediately uftei! the shooting, Mayor Grovor .Welsh of Kershaw, got In communication with officers In Camden, Lancaster, Cheraw. Blah ( opville and all nearby towns, in- ; structlng them to .have all road; watched In an effort to capture Ho lln who was In his auto. It. haa been reported that Holln passu! Camden at a lato hour, but nothing further has been heard from the (man and It is supposed that be has made a clean getaway.. Columbian Ki)l<'<| by Auto. Columbia, S. C., Mar. 23.- I'rin ?le T. Youmaps, an attorney of thlB city, and member of the Richland delegation In the house of represen tatives of the general assembly, was i almost. InHtantly killed Hhortly be Ifoie 7 o'clock Saturday night, when he was run down by an automobile | on Alain near Washington ' street, driven by Harry Davis, keeper of ja garage. Mr. Youmuns had just stepped from behind a hack, in an attempt to cross the street, -when \ie "was Is. ruck. '1 he force of the collision and his subsequent fall to the ground caused the unfortunate man to bub t i in a compound fracture of the skull, and lie died without ever knowing what struck hitn. Davis, the driver, gave himself | up to the authorities, but was ex | onerated by a coroner's Jury. The two men had been the best of [ friends. The Si mi 1 1 1 In I'lctuWH. Washington, D. C.v Mar. 24. ? Il lustrated lectures on the Southeast as the ideal place for the home seeker are being given throughout the North during the present win ter by agents of the land and in dustrial department of the South ern 1 tail way and affiliated line#. These lectures have been conduct ed in counties and vicinities, in Which the Southern Hallway system made exhibits at county fairs in 1913 and resulted from a desire by the people to know more of the 'Southern country. The lectures have4 be6h very popular and at al most every place the crowds have filied the halls. One lecturer re ports that in many placcs in New York and Pennsylvania every seat was taken and standing room was filled, nnd~ sometimes many Tailed I to get into the hall. The views | shown are largely agricul-turaf and horticultural, but include scenic, In dustrial and city subjects. One of the agents now has qu number of datefc ahead in New York and Penn sylvania and arrangement^ have just been completed for a series of lectures in Indiana and Ohio. ltural (%1'i'ltti' Kxam hint loll. The United States Civil 8ervice Commission announce an open com petitive examination at Camden, S. C.? Saturday, April 26, 1914, as a result of which It Ik expected to make certification to fill a vacancy in the position of rural carrier, at Westvllle, S. C., and other vacan cies as they may occur on rural routes at post offices in Kershaw county. The compensation of a rural carrier is based upon , length of the route. Salaries range from $484 to 11,100 per year. ? Age* 18 to 5f> on date of examination. Further Information can be had by applicntion at the Camden post-of fice. " Attention Veteran*. ' The members of ~ Camp Richard Ktrkland are hereby notified to mee at the Council Chamber. City of, Camden, on Saturday, the 28th day of March, at 12 o'clock. All mem bers are earnestly requested to be present as business of importance will demand your attention. W, P. Ruw?eH, s Commandant. Mrs. Brant, of Philadelphia, !? the guest of Mr*. W. R. Eve-, jr. aikicn WINS Cl'l'. Ill (initio Sa(ui<lity Army 'IVnin Mi'l Aiken gained another clean cut victory Saturday afternoon by prac tically running tho army team off lln feet. Tho final acorn wuh 14 to 7 1-2. The army played under a hIx handicap. This wan one of the fastest games ever scon on tho lo cal fiold. Time after timo tho hall would bo driven from olio end of tho fiold t<> another after a goal had boon fliroatonod, a distance of about 1,600 feet, in tin* traction of a minute. The army team played well but wan not a match for^tho fast Alkon toam. Warl Hopping for Aikon agalr played brilliantly. Lieut. Ilerr of tho Cavalry team was the star of his team. It wuh he who did the army scoring. The army players woro the favorite* with the grandstand. The army re peatedly threatened to score but luck was not with It. The ball would strike a horse's foot or other obstacle which would prevent n goal. Brilliant riding featured tho game/ The cavalry officers are naturally fine riders and on account of boin/g up against a hard proposition were forced to use their best efforts. The Aikonites aro also wonderful riders and their horses are the speediest seen in tho tournament. Cold threatening- weather again caused only an averago sized crowd to turn out. A number of automo bile parties from nearby towns wlt^ ncsuod the game. Uurlng the last ported sleet began falling. Aside from the wonderful work of Hopping, Alex Brown did good work especially In his coaching. Ho kept tho men strung out on the fleid and by this prevented the aj-my team from .getting away with tho ball and was able to carry the b ; i; effort i ?. ' .'y for his own team. !?' .rlMohivmn anil Paul again played ;i i;t e ?dy ?ame, ('!.v !>!&}.! oh mu-n {Mrs;e!<:YI (ho cav X : y ii*. ami ;i'.riyc'd splendidly. Lien*. Kimball played hard and he broke two mallets in Ills determined efforts. Lieut. Tlmtnlns showed up best 'in riding the opposing players off the ball. The Alkon team, accompanied by grOoms, stable boys and horses, left Immediately after the game oil ? . the special train that brought them hero. There will bo no surprise should they be awarded the Southern! cham* pionship by the National 1*016 As sociation. ? K. O. Whistler was referee, T. K. Krumbholz, timekeeper, ancl Kred Waldbjldge scorer In Saturday's game. .. , 1IMVKK8ITV MOWS XOTKW. Students Knjoy Lecture By Itev. K. <i. Finley. I Columbia, S. C., Mar. 24. ? ' The I University y. M. C. A. haB added 'several new courses of study for those who are interested in the great* world movements and the pre sent day problems. T.he courses -will be loci by Dr., Hoed Smith, Pro fessor W, 1'. Gee, Rev. J. O. Rea vlri and J. N. Montgomery. Prof. T. VV. Shannon, the emi jnent author and lecturer, was at the University Monday and Tuesday [of last week. He delivered f^ur lec tures 'in all and the students turn |od out in full to hear the' mes sage * be had on "Vital Ftocts for Young Men." The lectures were among, the very best heard at the __ University In many days. Several _ of the studecntsr tiavo ~ bean, confined to the infirmary with < ho' measles and mumps. Last' Wednesday afternoon In the semicircular room of LoConte Col lege, Mr. Walling, ofl llinois, . de livered an Instructive and inteestlng address upon -the socialistic move ment of the present age.K An Informal track meet was held ? botween the aspirants for the Uni versity team last Saturday toyfelvo the coach a chance to select r the ' team that is to compete with Wof ford at an early date. Baseball practice is still in pro gress, the Federal' Leaguers using the grounds In the morning and un til four o'clock In the afternoon, and then the University squad prac tices till dark. The regular base ball season opens here on the 23rd with LaFayette. - ? ? ~ ~ K~ The Shibboleth Club composed of the Masons on the campus held a banquet at the Jerome Hotel Tues day night.' Tho club has had sever-, - al additions since the opening of the season. A new literary club was recent ly organized the object of which is to promote and encourage all lit erary efforts of the members of the student body. It is known as tho Papyrus Club and has ten charter members. * ; . "Opportunities of the Present Day Ministry" was the subject of- 4 he? - seventh of the Life Work series of lectures the Y. M. C. A. offered the students. The lecture was deliver ed by the Reev. K. G. Finlay, the Rector of Trinity Church. The ad dress was one of vital Interest to several of the students en- ? Joyed by a large audience, r C. S. Mrs. Douglas Richardson 'and chil dren, of Denmark, are visiting Mrs. Richardson's parents. Dr. and Mrs. John W. Corbett. Messrs. McW., W. D., and Hamp. ~ Roykin, of Columbia, N spent the week end with friends iu Camden. Mt\ Harry L. Schlosburg was In Columbia one day thi* wwk on business.