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VOLUME X^Vl. dfl "? III il> CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1914. NUMBER 8. CAMDEN SCHOOLS CLOSE. interesting Exercise# Held at Opera Houm ThU Week. The commencement exercises of the Cdtudeu (Iruded und IHkIi Schools !>?? Kun last Sunday evening at the Bap tint Church when the ' baccalaureate seruma wan preached by Henry Alex ander White, I). D.f of the Theological tfeiuluqry, Columbia. The large audi torium wiyi filled with a large ami appredaAve <'ongregutlon, who con sidered it u rare privilege to hear this gifted sj?eaker. J>r- White's subJcct was: Taithness to the Heavenly 'Vis ion." His text: "I ^yas not disobedleut t<> the Heavenly Vision," Acta 26:lt>. The music wan choice, and much en* joyed. Tile choir composed of mem* Ikis of the different churches of the <?11 y. Tuesday morning the oi>era bourne whs packed to its full capacity to wit ness the class day exercises which wen- opened wttfc prajper "by Rev. F. 11. Harding, and the program success fully carried out. In a few well chosen remarks . Mr. \V. lira t ton del/oacli presented the scholarship medal to the first honor graduate, Miss Margaret Ilogue. A medal and a loving cup was presented to Miss Bonnie Clark for attendance and faithfulness. She never having been absent nor tardy for eight years. In behalf of the faculty, Mr. B. B. Clarke made the presentation. 'Hie John D. Kennedy chapter U. I). C. offered a medal for the l>est coniiKwitlou on /"The Flags of the Con federacy." Miss {Catherine Wallace was the fortuhate winner. The ladles selected Mr. L. T. Mills to deliver the medal, which he did In, a very happy manner. -? ?. ? Tuesday evening the opera house was again filled and the large audience listened with Interest to an excellent ?address by Dr. Reed Smith, associate professor of English at the University of South Carolina. His theme was: "Unity in a Community." Diplomas and certificates were presented by Rev. J. G. Kowan. Superintendent's Report. During tills ye&r the enrollment of the school reached Its highest point whoa pupils in the entire school num bered 407, of this number there were 87 In the high school. Just here if I am permitted I want to say a word with reference to the conditions at the High School. There is no room in the building large enough for the largest of the three classes. In the ninth grade the students have been crowded the entire year, which resulted In great confusion at times. Facilities for ven tilation are very poor. D tiring the cold weather those seated near stoves are too warm, while those further away are uncomfortable with cold. Alto gether the building is entirely insulted to school purposes. I mention this in passing to acquaint you with some of pur troubles. *?. Attendance for the y??ir has been fairly good. Average for the whole time helyg about 00 per cent, of those enrolled. However, I want to impress upon the parents the utmost impor tance of sending your children to school every day, whether he be in the first or the tenth grade ? when a child is absent remember, that It not only puts that child behind the others but also tends to lower the standard of the whole class - and consequently of the entire school. L<et us look forward to a time when every child shall be In school every day unless prevented by sickness. Again, keep in mind the fact that the public school is yo\i re? supported by you and for you, see that your child is at school every day, interest yourself in lils or her progress in the class room, visit the class room ? you arp always wclcome as a patron and friend. Talk over the welfare of your child with his teacher? she is always ready and willing. Stand ready to Qtfor kindly suggestions ? they are gladly received, and withhold harsh criticism until you are acquainted with the facts, A public school is; never a success without the co-opera lion of its pal ions and friends. Following Is a report of those pupils who are distinguished for the work the past year: Grade t Distinction in Scholarship are: Har alette Steedman, J. O. Blackwell, Al hertus Clarke, Leroy Davidson, Stephen Condor, Frank Moore, Julius Swlteer, ^?I>ers Zetnp. Deportment: Harrlette "teedman, Florence Cain, Kate Moore, Aniline Moore. J. C. Blackwell has l*rfect in hla attendant*. Grade 2. distinguished In Scholarship: Au gjr Beattle, Ethel DePass, Myrtle "iRginbothaw, Willie McKaln, Emily *v?oten, Frank Cureton, Amett ted ?ord' Jo* Good ale. Deportment. Alma Arledge, .lulat Kosuna, Aubrey Boat tie, &Iary Neal Ctuaplwll, Ethel Dei'ass, Myrtle lllgyiiiboUuuD. Susan McKain, \V i 1 1 It* McKaiu, ICIUei Smith, Annie 1 i*? 1 1?? Sh'wurt, AuuW Webb, Charlie McKagen, ArnetJt I.?dfonl. Attendant** JoHUle Harris lias been perfect In at tendance. I aui sorry not Ho have this rejxirt from the Third grade-. However the Honor Holl for the ninth month 1h an follow* ; Andrew Burnet, Ralph Little, Virginia Clarke, Nellie Kirktand, Kin ily Lang, Kara I^ewlM, Marliut Work man. Grade 4. ? Distinguished In Scholarship: Thorn well Hay, ElUsalteth Workman, Joyce Steedman. Deportment: Thornwell Hay, Eli/ala?th Workman, Joyce Steed man, Katherlne McKa^on, Manning Simons. Attendance: Thornwell Hay, iMgar Blackwell, Louise Watkins. Class leader : Thornwell Hay. Eliza beth Workman missed only one day. tirade 5. Chapman Barrett led his ciuss for the entire year. He an<l Agnes De Pass are on Honor Holl for the ?year. Chapman Barrett and <}. B. Moseley are mentioned for perfect depgrtment, and Chapman agaiii, for perfect at tendance. Grade 6. " Leader of the class was James Cly burn. Those on Honor Roll are: Jan. ? * Clyburn, Christine Jones, Itebekah De Loache, B. B. Clarke, Jr. Those whose attendance lias been perfect are: Jas. Clybhrn, B. B. Clarke,, Jr., Harring ton Yates. Mention for perfect De portment are: Christine Jones, B. B. Clarke, Jr., Helen Sinclair, Leila Smith. * X Grade 7. Paul Twitty led the class with an average of SMI. Distinguished for Scholarship are : Clara Cureton, Ida Mogulesou. For Deportment : Sarah Steedman, Ellen C. Boykin, Mabel Pate. For iierfect Attendance : Paul Twitty, Clara Cureton. HIGH SCHOOL. , Grade 8. Catherine Hogue led the class with average of 05. llosalle Block was on ly two or three points behind. Attend ance of Catherine Hogue was perfect. Grade 9. Nan DeLo&che and Catherine Wal lace are distinguished in Scholarship. Grade 10. In the graduating class two girls are distinguished for Scholarship: Lo rena Humphries and Margaret Hogue, one of these, Margaret Hogue is leader of the present Tenth grade and has led her class each 'year of her High School ? course. The name of Bonnie Clark is mentioned for perfect attend ance. . Grade 11. .The two students enrolled this year for Eleventh grade work are both men tioned for distinction In Scholarship: Win. Trotter, and Sarah Mlckle. I take this opportuntly for a public expression of appreciation, to Dr. Hen ry Alexander White, of Columbia, for his able sermon of Sunday night. To the organist and members of the choir Torthieir valuable services on that oc casion and to Rev. Mr. Davison , for the Use of^ls-ehwch. To those teach ers who have given their time and able efforts in the training of choruses of children for a part -in our exercises. To Mr. and Mrs. Laurens T. Mills for the entertainment of our out-of-town guests. To Mr. J. W. Melton for the use of his piano. To those gentlemen' of the city Who assisted us in our program and to all whose services helped to make our program a suc cess. To the authorities and Mr. E. N. McDowell for the use of the opera house. , Each year a medal is offered by the local chapter U. D. C. for the best composition by a student in the High School on a subject assigned by,, the cfiapter. This year the subject was : "The Corffederate Flags," and Mr. L. T. Mills was asked to present the med al to the winner : Miss Catherine Wal lace. The annual medal offered by the school for the student who leads the graduating class was won this year by Miss Margaret Hogue. Mr' W. B. deLoach was asked to present this medal. Mr. B. B. Clarke was asked to pre sent- to Miss Bonnie J. Clairk, a cup, for perfect attendance for eight years. CLASS ?ROPHECt. T The day was suUry and oppressive, of the kind which Is not conducive to strenuous efforts of any nature. I had made repeated attacks on my text l>ooks, but each time my effort to con centrate my thoughts was met with by failure. Finally I gave up in despair, deciding that such days are made more especially for dreaming than fbr seri ous mental activity. Thus I thought along the line of least resistance, and naturally this ran (Cfr&tlnued on Page Four) j PERSONAL MENTION. Item* of Interest Gathered by Our Reporters. Mrs. K. K. Hill Uun gone to Montreat, N. C? to spend the summer months. Mrs. H, M. Wilkes, of 1m the guest of her sister, Mr?. I>eroy S. 1 >avidaon. Prof. Hlchard Simpson will leave to morrow for the mountains of north Georgia to Hpend his vacation. A hoot h has l>eeu placed in the ice cream jmrlor of <J. W. Crosby to lie used aw a pay station for the South ern Boll Telephone Co, Bev. T. L. Cole, of the I'lsgah sec tion whs here Tuesday. He was on his way to attend a meeting of the Hai* tlsf A ssi k'Im i ions lti Columbia. Little MIsm Mildred (iardner enter-: talne<l quite a number of her little friends on last Thursday afternoon In honor of her seventh birthday. Miss Katherine Zemp left Tuesday ulght with a party for New York, from whence she will sail for Europe, for a stay of more than three months. The Camden Motor Co., this week sold another Ford touring ear. The sale of Fords in this territory goes merrily on. Mr. C. P. DuBose is the latest purchaser. J. W. Phillips has resigned as as sistant master mechanic at the Arcade Mills, Hock 11111, to become master mechanic at the Hermitage Mills, Cam den. ? Hock Hil Hecord. Mr. J. E. Langley has rented the Edwards cottage on La Fayette avenue and will reside there during his stay in CaniUen. Mrs. Langley and children will arrive from Savannah next week to join him. Mrs. W. It. Eve, Jr., and little son, William Kaiford leave Saturday for Norfolk county, Virginia, wh?Ve they will join Mrs. Eve's eldest son, Lindsay Hammond, -who has been visiting his. grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Coffman for several weeks; A fine rain, accompanied by a great deal of electricity, fell In Camden and vicinity Tuesday afternoon. It was the first that this section had enjoyed in many weeks and was indeed welcome Keports from other sections bf the county say that fine rains have fallen and the crops had not suffered to any great extent. Jim English, a .white man, was brought here Tuesday by SherifT Huck abee to be examined before Judge of Probate McDowell for lunacy. The man was arrested near Pageland by the sheriff of Chesterfield and turned over to the sheriff of this county. He was found in the woods acting in a demented way, but appeared to be harmless. The physicians making the examination did not think him a fit subject for the hospital for the insane and he was turned over to the care of his brother, who carried the unfor tunate man back to his home. Mr. John F. Jenkins, of the contract ing firm of Jenkins & Co., of Ocala, Fla., stopped over in Camden yester day for a short stay. He Mras on his return from Washington, where he had Just secured the contract for building a postofflce at Douglas, ' Wyoming. Another postofflce building under con struction Is that at La Fayette, La.,? both being similar to the one now be ing erected at Camden. Besides these government buildings, Mr. Jenkins has Just completed court houses at Tifton, <?a? Brooksville and Bushnell, Fla. Another building completed by them some time ago waa the postofflce at Troy, Ala. Mr. Jenkins many friends are always glad to see him and to know that he is doing well. He was accompanied by hia'young son, John, Jr. V To Award Community Prize. Five members of the Kershaw Coun ty Fair (Committee met at the resi dence of Mr. John T. Mackey Monday night. The entire committee was ex pected. to attend hut some were de tained and could not be present. Plans for the coming fair were discussed and several changes made in the prize list which will soon be in the hands of the printer. Among other things decided upon was the offering of a community prize in the shape of a cup to be competed for by the best exhibits from the four sections of the county ? headed by the committee heretofore named. In this way the fair directors expect to get a good exhibit each year. The section fur nishing the best exhibit will win the cup for that year. Among those in attendance Monday night were H. L. Watkins, R. R. Team, George DeKay, H. ft iCarrlsuu, Jr., and T. Tj. Little. John Durant Dead. John Durant, a well respected color ed citizen, of about 24 years of age, died last Saturday after a i^, illness of several* months. For a number of years he was employed in the tailor ing department of Baruch -Nettles Co., and was well liked by both white and colored. He was prominent anong the colored secret organisations of the city and his funeral was largely at tended. ' . v NEARINC COMPLETION. Rapid Progress Being Made on New City Plants. , Workmen are making rapid progress Oil the powor llOUSO II 11(1 J>1|M* llUCS lead 1 1 iK from the City Water Works plant. The walla of the building art* all up aiul foundation made for tho placing of the heavy machinery some of which la already on tho iyounds. Brick workcra are now engaged In erect lug a amoko stac k which when ' completed will reach a height of J JO feet. A line of twelve inch |>1ih? liaa been laid from the main puuipliiK atatlon to the alto of the atand plia* on Juiuelle II1U. W. 0. Hath, manager for the Southern liullding Co., of Uoldsboro, N. C., laat. week eomplete<l the foundation for the Immense standplpe on tho highest point on Jumelle Hill, When complet ed It will tower 100 fo\<(, being 20 feet In diameter, and have a capacity of 1250,000 gallons and the filter plant will have a capacity of one million gallons ja^r day. The work of wiring the streets and placLiig shades for the 215 lamps of 100 candle i*?wer each to Ikj suspend ed over the street* at a distance of 200 feet apart haa practically been com pleted. The contract* call for comple tion hy August 1, hut the men' In charge tlilnk It will be flnlahed before that time. JlMl?e lines of the ohl water company will l?e used wherever practicable ? the Commissioners found that this would la* cheaper and at the same time save the water patrons the an noyance of having their water supply cut off while the change is being made. , Farmer's Line Improved. ' ? 'The farmers line leading East of Camden has been cliauged from a grounded to a metallic circuit and new patrons added making the total number on this line now eleven. The new arrangement gives a better ser vice and these people have connection with the local and long distance sta tions of the Southern Bell. Those using this line are W. R. Roberts, County Infirmary, Newberry Langley, L. M. Hall, John Langley, Mrs. John! Brown, J. K. DeKay, Jim McCoy, Jim West, Wade Stokes and J. F. Funder burk. To Make His Home Here. Chris Beleos, a lad of seventeen, ar rived in Camden la?t week to make this his home in the future. Chrin is a brother of Spero Beleos, propriet or o t the Camden Candy Kitchen, andi is a native of Trij>oli, Greece. Arriv ing here he could not speak or under stand English and made his Journey to America by the aid of a letter addressed to his brother at this place. He has already mastered a few of our words, such as "good i>eaches," "good candy," etc., and if he will make as good a eitiaen as Spero we wel? come him here. More About Rural Police. For the Information of the freehold ers generally, I beg to submit here with a true statement of the actual value?, as shown by the records in the Auditor's office, and what it will take to pay the salary of a rural po liceman in Flat Hock Township, and I want ?to add just here, any state ment that the policeman will he paid out of the fines from Magistrates courts is misleading, as the fines are already provided for, in the payment of the interest on the court house l>ond debk. The fines are to pay the interest and provide a sinking fund | for_the permanent retirement of the bonds.- ? Now the actual valuation of Flat Rock Township for the 1913 (and that its what we will have to go by as the Auditor's books are not made up for 1014) is $651,057. at a rate l)f 2 mills will make a total of $1,302.11, so you can readily see that to pay a salary of $75.00 per month, as pro vided, it will take close to a levy of 3 mills to pay the salaries for 1914 and 1915. Say, freeholders are you ready for this? Respectfully, Another Freeholder. Camden, S. C., June 10, 1914. UNDERTAKER TO MOVE. Mr. McCreight to Occupy Old Moore Residence. The old home of I>r. A. A. Moore, recently purchased by Dr. F. M. Zemp was sold last week to Mr. B. R. Mc Creight, the sale being made through the real estate agency of Kennedy A! Shaw. - The house is now undergoing considerable repairs and when finished will present a much improved appear fanqe. It contains three floors and thirteen large rooms with bath and kitchen. Mr. McCreight and family will In a short while move Into this home ? several of the rooms on the first flodr will be fitted up for an up-to-date un dertaking establishment Mr. Mo Crelght has abandonded the Idea of remodeling his present undertaking establishment on Matn street and has placwj Uiii property in tht baud* of real CNtato' nion for tale. MaNtrUl for equipping Hit up-t<wJ*to MprgiHi IjlM nlmidy iinhtMl au?r m* noon mh tho liulldiiiK In roatly for oorti panoy IiIh umlortuklnK supplies will Ih) dmniferi to tho now pla?o. Went Over Proposed Highway. Mr. F. M. Wooten and Muiierviaor West atvompunled Engineer Simmhi ov er the projK)#ed Camden-Charlotte kI retch of the National Highway last Monday. Mr. Wont only w??iil ax far as Kershaw hut Mr. Woo tell went the entire way. At Lancaster the party wan Joined hy Mewsrs. T. <>. Hhiekmoli, T. Y. WtlllaniH tond John T. Stevens. ttngtfl$$jr ^l><x?n was taking hl? I lino, walking a great (leal, to give thorough Inspection, He says he was moat fa vorably Impressed with the proposition to have the road made a connecting link loetween the two main highways, and Is Impressed that the proposition will he carried through aueceHafully. The Cauiden Committee consisting of Messrs. F. M. Wooten, H. L. Nchlos bui'g and 8. F. Braslngton began work Wednesday afternoon and by twelve o'clock yesterday had succeeded in getting over the amount pledged uh Camden's sjutre. It Is safe to say that Kershaw and Lancaster will do like wise. Eighteen THoiihuiuI Fledged. The committee appointed by the di rectors of the Camden Chamber of Commerce to solicit funds for the erec tloii of a commercial hotel at Camden got busy this week and have ho far Hueceeded in getting about eighteen thousand dollars. They have enough subscribed already to make the hotel a certainty, but they want to have the entire , amount subscribed before the work l>eglns. Those taking ten sharep at $100.' each are: Henry Savage ........ $1,000. Geo. T. Little ... .......... 1,000. II. G. Garrison 1,000. I). K. Williams 1,000. C. J. Shannon 1,000. Tie wis & Christmas 1,000. Hirsch' Bros. & (So. 1,000. Baruch-Nettles Co :. .... 1,000. j H. L. Schlosburg 1,000. Hums & Barrett.... .... .... ....1,000. Camden Wholesale Grocery Co. 1,000. Those taking Ave shares at $100. each are: W. M. Shannon .... $600 G. C. Bruce .... .... .... 500 Camden Drug Co 500 Spereo Beleos .... .... .?. .... 500 L. A. Wlttkowsky 500 Malone-Pearce-Young Co. 500 G. R. Cook .... .... , . 500 W. T. Smith , ....500 G. U Blackwell 500 & F. Hraslngton .500 F. M. Zemp .,..500 ! Remberta ? News Notes. Rembert, S. C., June 8. ? The severe drouth was broken last Friday by a fine. rain. Oat cutting la going on where planted- early the crop Is very good. Cotton looks well in this sec tlon. The closing exercises of the Rom bcrt School took place Friday evening last. The whole was very good In deed. Miss Sadie Itogers was the on ly graduate. She acted her part all o. k. She is one of the bright young ladles of the Plsgah section. The teachers of the Rembert school have resigned and will take work elsewhere. This i? regretted as they are fine terfehers. There Is much interest man ifested in education. The man who has money had better put it in his children's heads ? where it will stick. J. B. DuPree went to Sumter Mon day to attend a meeting of the Demo cratic Executive Committee. This county is getting warm politically and personal feelings arc entering into the campaign. There is no aristocracy but that of virtue and brains. Upon thQse you can build as fine and lofty a monument as your energy will allow I you. Tllere 1h always room at the top, ?walcl Daniel Webster, Franklin's wife made fun and laughed at him when he was poor. When fame came to him she was glad to marry him. Ben, I guess, taught_her some good lessons that she had badly needed. Tho peach crop bids fair to be a good one. '-When ripening, If much rain comes, they arc gone. Watermelons look well. That is, tho vines ? wo hope they will turn out All right Ground will be broken next month, according to Prof. W. T4uirens Walker, of the Sooth Carolina Institute for the Deaf and the Blind, at Odar Spving, for the new primary department build ing of the Institution, for which an ap propriation was made by the legisla ture at its last session. The building Win <-ost about $20,000. ITEMS OVER THE STATE Short Newt Notes Gathered From Our Exchange*. J uliuw Doftler, it paint*!*, whs hi ruck iiikI iiiHtiiutly killed l?y an A. (!, I,. train at OraiiKebui'K Monday lant. The grand lodge Knight* of i Pythian ehmed a great meeting ay ('header lant week, The next meeting will ht? held at Ornngehurg. , I , t'fljjt. WttL G. Webb, for 42 years conductor for the Atlantic ('oust Line, at Charleston Tuesday morning after several months of illbess. He was <U years old. Thursday afternoon a train ran over and killed a little negro at Kennels villa. The coroner's jury said It was the negro's own carelessness. W. H. Mundy, a Confederate veteran from Hodges, wan atrlcken with apo plexy while attending the reunion In Anderson Thursday ami died in a abort white .. I >r. C. C. Itrywn, the well known pastor of the First Baptist church of Sumter, was married on 'Tuesday open ing to Mra. Lucy . Rogers, the organist, of the church. The sheriff and lily deputy captured a still In Chorok<H' county Thursday. It was running in full blast wlwen dis covered. A small quantity .of whiskey way- seized and il(k> gallons of beer. C. Poir* Irby, son of former United States Senator John L. M. Irby, of Laurens, S. C? committed suicide Fri day on his farm near Mount Holly, 18 miles from Charleston, according to the coroner's verdict. S. Q. Myers, proprietor of the My ers Hotel, at Chester, announces that he will begin at an early date to great ly Improve and remodel his hotel. This hotel is fastly building up a great pa tronage among tlhe traveling public. L. j,W. Folder, a conductor/ ou the A. C. I j. at riumter, shot and severely* wounded a young man named TliomaH and policeman Ward of Sumter last Tuesday morning. Felder found Thomas lit his l&me at an early hour. Ward was shot through mistake. The supreme court last week affirm ed the sentences of death imposed by the Chester court in the case of! Meeks Griffin, Thomas Griffin, Nelson Brlce and John Crosby, negroes, for the mur der of John Q. Lewis, a farmer of Chester county. i The board of trustees of the Sumter city schools have increased the salary of Superintendent S. II. Edmunds fro^ji $2,500 to $3,400. He is probably the highest paid school uiqn in South Car olina. Two negro children, aged six years and eight months respectively, were found starred to death in a house in Darlington on Thursday. According to the coroner's jury, the mother was Hick and the -grandmother failed to give them attention. < J. L. Crawford, formerly of Che raw, S. C.,' was a rested at Tampa, Fla., Wednesday on a charge of violating the Mann "white slave" act following an investigation of several months by government officers,? Crawford Is en gaged In the Jewelry business there. Woodward W. Duke, son of J. B. Duke, president of the American To bacco Company, was drowned under his overturned automobile in a moun tain creek near Park City, Utah, late .Wednesday. The four other members -ef-the party were not Injured."" A white man named Nora Cham t>er? and a negro named Perry Har per were committed to the Abbeville Jail Thursday night, charged with run ning a distillery. They were caught In the act. Two gallons of whiskey * and 600 gallons of l>eer were seized by the rural policemen. Convicted of tho charge of shooting at Lewie A. Griffith, mayor of Colum bia, T. B. Roach, member of the Richland County dispensary board, wan sentenced Tuesday to serve two years In prison or pay a fine of $500. The shot, which went wild, was fljred after an altercation between Doctor Griffith and O. C. Stanley, during thq camimign preceding the primary In which Doctor Griffith was nominated for mayor. Roach claimed that the shot was accidental. The Risk He Ran. The Judge in a western town had declared that tnr would BtoptlKTCar- ~ rying of firearms in the street. Be fore him appeared for trial a tough youth" charged with getting drunk and firing his revolver in a crowded street! "Two dollars anfl a half and costs," said the judge. "But your honor," intersposed coun sel for the prisoner, "my client did not hit anybody." "Why you admit that be fired the gun?" "Yea, but he fired it ? into the air," explained the lawyer. "The fine stands," said the Judge. "He might have shot an angeL" ? Rx.