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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1915 NUMBER 5 v& V: tfRS HAW NEWS NOTES: Uppeniiings of In Ur?*l In Our Neighboring Town. ?jU^ Jennie Scott Castles, of wn ? urK. CllCHler County, wn* mill ?4 III!' 12th 1 IIHt, lit the Mcthodiwt Rgg|e ill <1i?*slor, t4? I'Mwii r? 1 Id u-r Hullo. eldest hoii of Capt. ami pHrT*' Ilu,,r' of Mfrfoy Hiiu jj, (be marriage the* happy youi }g ^ [eft f<?! ? !>*? liume of Mr. Halle j UU-rty Hill. ' ' ?; ^ Cuniillii < Jlu'iil, who lived pn Floyd's place north went of I fcr*Iwvv, died the Oth Inst., of heart; iilure. ,s. Small, hoii of Mr, Jn> C. <\ Small, died at his home Flint JUdge section lust Wed-j jday of pneumonia, after an Illness fowirly two weeks, and was burled l old Salem cemetary at Pleasant Ull' mi Thursday, The funeral ser Bp' were conducted by Rev, J. li. rddiHi of tin* IJeath Springs Methodist! burrli. and Dr.. J. W. H, Dyches of ke Kaptlst church. The ritualistic ' .? of the Junior Order, of which KjleeeaMM) w?? a member, was con flrtpil hy Flint lUdge Council. Mr. tagll left a widow and three child- ! ? ' ? . fill la in .McDonald, who has a po ibon In the office of the Catawba utilizer Company at Tjfineaat^r, pint the week-end iu Kershaw with jk parents. Mr. jtiid Mr*. I). McDon The gold medal offered by A. JS. [iresli to the pupil of the eighth nde In the Kershaw Graded school fto makes the host record in general* | rbolarshlp, was obtained from the Ifljeworth Jewelry establishment and t fc< now on . display . in their show iWow. Ed I/ive of the Flat Creek section in ? cow that gave birth to three j ilres Inst week. The name cow had Bfrluusl.v tthon birth lo twill CfllVes ! ?'?d triplets at another.' lid all of the calves have lived.? *Ker kv Kra. ? Homicide Near HeAth Springs. to- A. F. Hammond, who lives mid ny between lMeitsant Hill and BAtli ^niigs, .shot and Instantly Ipr.a. "e;ri (> employee by the name Jiliii Gill. it, appears that Mr. ftiniond ami (Jill had had some pride and (Jill eauie into Mr. Ham Md* yard and renewed the trou *. throwing a rock at Mr. Ham N, who j,, defense of himself! N the fata] shot \vjilL -8t_JliatoK ?pate II. w. Mohley held the J witnesses to the difficulty. Mr. Jnmond was one of the witnesses *Jhe inquest, ifc stated that he the shot in self-defense. The pto "f the jury was that the de jrf rnTT1P r" hrs"7TeatliTfrom a gun-i ? wound Intllcted by Mr. Ham F?- N,r- Hammond immediately to t,l? sheriff and will "^applieatio,, for bail at once.? I pfastor News. K To 1,1 ^Roller Mill. ?' H. U>iioir Is bavin* plans | I11"*" ?? "P to-date roller i '""nection with his EI Sun,ter county near Ha-J jrf' v '"'II will be operated by g*T;: win - wbmw nii, of ull wheat 1 s bnniedlate section. , ? Attention H. F L. Carriers IM?* .!UMl County K. l W,H ,neet May Slet, even , " " 1 wanJ t(> ^nMer i? ,,oth countIoJ to ^ I Tim election Allele*., .J'' {TliU" and b.?omi.v ,nlv ' h? ftate meetlng Kfl.meet win ' "n If you ift25 In , US> St'lul ,n your dues <,rtier ^ ^ orw l ? * a. surer, Cantey, 8. ('. E- ? u - Thomnaon, Pr^ Mw* Money for the Schools. State SniH'rintencjont of Ktluca I"' has Hpi>r??vc<l ami sept to County Mii'askHl $875 additional j^??l funds upon the application of Wrclunoit*. county superintend P<* education . This additional mo P V for th,? follawlnff school 5fe* My TIi?h school, District No. |t?0. @ttdlng fund, shamrock, District District No. 53, $2i?. E last remittance, runs the total I P^*tl?ns seen r c<l for Kershaw the present school year up P *nu?; sum <?f $7,7MT^ which Is ?Tt th(* hirpcst this county hay ever tr "OOU8IN IS VIJKIJ; PI^NKI) IXmighiera of American Revolution Thai On* TIiohc Who Helped. ' "? He iK'si ilea tew piay ever give# tn < 'jlliulcu" wits tll0 pHtlsC Justly lt?' stowed by all who saw it , upon "Cons III ItJftbellu ', a couiedy in three acts written and produced by Mr C|,ail,.s Milliard. of Sumter, tinder the auspices of t lie I). A. R, Had 1 1 tOWI)tip60pl9 >i ppnylalt-d the treat, they would have dell. d "J. P| U Villa" and all Ids minions rather than miss going. Mr. iflMlard Ik tt talented- playwright, and actor and Wf <?st '11(1 mnlit to hlK trainliiK. Tho Hohkirk Hill chapter I). A. H. wishes to expretw appreciation <?r Mr. Hllitaid h painstaking work and energy and thanks tc,? the committee in charge for their faithfulness ; to the young ladles who ho charmingly acted as stage decorator** a lul ushers, to Messrs. Whltaker, I^enolr uiul Young for their services as ticket collators, to Mr. < ? clscidielmer for his generosity and public spirit in loaning the furniture for stage and tn.Mr. V\\ K. DoLoaehe and elty council for opera house. The Hohkirk Hill chapter I). A. "It. preserved the famous old eoyrt house for the town when It was ahout to he. sold for brick and the room are used each year as a mission. The I). A. It. have expended hundreds of dollars on It and must keep it up and pay In surance, etc. The money from enter tainment. was to "Ik* usimI ,f/?r thi? to keep* up our scholarships to Wln throp and to help establish a vocation al school In the Illiterate corner of South Carolina, as Hie organisation is now devoting itaelf to education and wiping out illiteracy In South Caro lina. Unfortunately, rain 'or lack of pub lie spirit, caused a poor attendance at the play and after paying for printing, board, $5 for lights and $2.50 for city electrician's services aud for tlbicid^n*: In Is, the cnapter made $15.00 for two weeks work on the part of actors. , As is. always the case with home talent affairs, the business men reap most of the benefit's ^'arid for that rea son, if for no other, home entertain ments should be well attended. The -chapter, will meet with Mrs. T. ?!. Klrkland on June 3nl/ut 5 p. m? und all members are urged to be pres ent, as the election of officers take.s place. , At 5:.% O'clock the chapter will have an ojkmi meeting to discuss "The Needs of Our City Schools'.' and all officers of all organizations and all- parents Interested are Invited by Mrs. I\lrk Innd to join with the chapter in dis cussing this ImiKirtant subject. ItCgent I). A. H. Scare I ty of Booze Causes Theft ? Wcntvllle. s. C? May 10' ? The gaf lon-a-month law Is certainly /making Whiskey scarce around Westville. vjii, last Saturday a citizen received a, package from the express office and on Sunday when this citizen and fam ily went to church, two boys were tak ing a drive, from tl>c church. They drove to the oltlz-.'im home and broke! In to get the booze. Falling to get the wanted booze they eame across sotne cash and made their get-a way. No arrests have yet been made. . <? , . . - V" ? ' ~ 7" ' ? ' ? T" - - - Mrs. Coiineli Dead. Mrs. Mattle K. Council, wife of Mr. Thomas Council, died In -Camden on .Sunday afternoon at five o'clock after a short illness of pneumonia. She was a native of Kershaw county, being the daughter of J. Q. Young, and was 45 years" of age. The funeral and burial was at {he Pine Creek Baptist Church Sunday Afternoon, services being con ducted by the -Rev. W. tt. Klzer. Mrs. Con il ell leaves two daughters, Mrs. Lei' la Anderson and Mrs. Broadus Council. Fans in His Shop. Isaac English, proprietor of ^the Eu reka barber shop, has had two es^ilat Itig fans placed In his shop, and they are proving a treat to his custonrtrs. The old fans could not be used vith tbe new current froiA the new power house, and these qew ones are much better than the old ceiling fans. -? ? ? ? . Only For One Day. In our announcement of the special trains to Sumter In our last issu?? we stated' that the trains would he run on May 23rd and 30th. But we have l?een informed that there will be only, one train? thut on next Sunday and those desiring to spend the day in Sumter anil bear the great evangelist hadTbet jter make arrangements to go the fol low I ng Sunday. THK NKVVS AT BKT III Nl : ; ,;V 1 Material HWng Placed For Klectrtr Lighting For Town. llcthune, A c., liny 20. -M1kh Stella Hctliuitc, who I>uh Ikm'ii teaching at I.IiiwimmI rolUui*'. n?*nr Castonla, N. will return home next, Tuowlay, Mr. I >. M. Bethfne. Jr.. ??f Cljr^ passed tlirouKl) here Monday luorntug for (jaffney, win-re he I* attending a religious nicotinic thin wwk. * A nuinl.ei 0% fanners In this H^Upp an' planting |>eHl)UtH this year. Mr. W. T. I'ltts, J list ahove town, has plant <?<1 a bushel of iK'jinuts, also a large I hi k h 0# chufaa. A lawr acreage1 than us mi I of sorghum, sugar cane, iH>tu tt>OH, etc;, Ih l?eing cultivated In thl? vl cinity. , . ?The i Htlcs mid other paraphernalia tat the electric Itfibt system for Be thune has been placed oil the grounds I" 'V and the Work of placing the i?ole? on the streets will soon begin. A series of meeting will begin at Hie Bethune Methodist church oh liext Sunday, May 2.'*. Kov. It. M. Duliose, of IMnewoodi will conduct the services, assisted by the pastor, Rev. Q, X. Rountree. In our letter to The Chronicle last week we stated that Rev. J. M. Forbls would Attend the fktfldo] picnic at Bla ney and would deliver au address, hut the printer failed to say that the 'pic flio would l>e held next Friday. " Urops and garden* are gro wing nice ly now and a number of our folks, are enjoying fresh Irish potatoes, beans, I>eaa, cabbage, etc. The following veterans and others expect to attend the United Confeder ate Reunion at Richmond on June 1 ? Meiwr*. D. M. Methune, Nt A. Betbuue] T, liurdner, Q, h. kIiik. R. 1>. Dou Kl?HH. K. h. King, W. M. Ring, Ml*. A. K. M<'I/mirfii. MIhmps llln. nml .Stella Bethune. ? Afr *'? l'ooblcn, of DlwhopvlU^, came up .Saturday afternoon for a short visit to relatives. Mr. and Mrs. \v. fx McCoy, ()f m< Ihs*. were liMown Sunday. ? ? ? Mrs. 1). (\ Jolinson, of I van hoe, N. C. Is spending some time here with her parents. Mr. and Mr.s.'C. % Mays. I Mrs. W. Y. Boyd, wife of the prlm l- i pal of the Hefhune school, left Monday morning to join her husbands who has been gone some time. Misses Kula liee Sug^s and Lillian Wood ham, of HartsviHo, spent several days In town the past week with rela tives and friends. ^ * Mr. N. A. Bethune will leave tonight for Newport New*. Vfct; to attend the Southern Presbyterian Synod. r, he marriage of Miss Mary ' Wat kins, daughter of Mr. J. R. Watkins, to Mr. Kd. McFadden. of Clarendon county, will be solemnized on June ft. -7*~-telegnnn ~wafl reived h$Te~oiT Monday morning by Mr. . Sid Hilton announcing the death of hi* father, Mr. Minor Hilton* ^which occurred at his botmy at Branehville, 8. c., Sun day Mr. Hilton was formerly a cit izen of this county and was between (15 and 70 years of age. We regret 'to state that- Mrs, J. \y. C atkins, of the 8aud& Grove section, has been quite sick for Heveral davs. A meeting of a number of the young men of the town was held in the town Ml wu Monday night and the Bethune hase ball association was re-organized with the ele<'tion of the following of iieers: Dr. A. W. Humphries, presi dent ; Mark King, secjhetary and treas urer; Messrs. Q. R.v Brannon, R A Stokes and J. N. McLaurin, directors; J. N. McLaurln, manager; R. m Re thune, captain. The boys have already begun regular practice and will soon be ill shape to receive challenges from other teams to piay match games. Be thune has a fast ball team and will no doubt make it interesting for their opponents this summer. Mr. John C. Blackwell, of Pagelaiul, >***. >n town Tufisdayjaftemoon, _ _ Mr. and Mrs. A. K^ftfetaurhi, Mes srs K. T. Rs t ridge, C. It Cassady and LoniiIc Yarbrough motored over to Co lumbia Tuesday. Mayor J. M. Clyburn has been con fined to his room the past few days with sickness. Several suggestions have l?een made for municipal officers Con the town^df Bethune during the coming year, some (of them as ffcllowsT For intendant, | S. T. Cardner, fi. Brannon, J. D. La fltte, a C. Gardner and others. For wardens. IX T. Yarbrough, : Lonnie King. Mark King, tofinle < Yarbrough^ Dr. A.\W. Humphries, ft. a. Stokes! The election will bo heiii Tiino^. Regular services will be held at Harmony Baptist church at Tillers Ferry next Sunday at 11 o'clock a. in. mmm ,,f Blstiopvlllc. AMKKK A ANI> ITALY * (?'uriiixlics Chief littcrml Aimouk War ring NatUMIH. - The Associated Press weekend SUin. inary of the Kuro|W|ii war situation Ik as follow**': ? Germany's replx to the I ' States and Italy's decision remain the mat tens of paramount Interest in tin* war. Ambassador Qtrard has prvnented the American note to the (Scrinan for elgn minister at Merlin, ami while a reply Is uot ex|iectod for several days, It Im re|K)rUsl lit Washington that high officials are confident passenger vessels ?v4U not he subjected to submarine at tack In the interim. Premier Salaudra, whose resignation with his entire cabinet caused a great outburst In 1 tu l>% according to the lat i*it advices, has returned to power. King Victor ICiuanuel previously had nskcd him to withdraw his resignation "for the good of the country," hut. finding t lie former premier obdurate, attempted to have another statesman reconstruct the ministry. This falling, Halandra consented again to take up the duties of tils otiice. It In probable that the ministry to bo formed with the aid of the leaders of the stronger iwrtles will not lie long in taking an advawed stand. The cry of the peo ple has been for war. and the Salaudra cabinet was op|s>sed by ex -Premier <HoUttl and others who favored i>eace. "?Jr? rfvriuUs rising has oc- 1 curred in which the navy shell Lis bojn. In the Portuguese capital the army remained loyal to the government and a late wireless dispatch from I4s hon says the insurrection lias been crilphed. The revolutionists, lu making public their attitude, said they desired to rid the country of a dictatorial gov ernment and to establish" in the presi dency the ex -premier, Alfonso Costa. One rei?ort had It that Costa had been assassinated, hut this wan not mn tlrmed. Another rei?ort said that Pres ident Manuel de Arriaga had dlsa|H jHtared from Lisbon. Fighting In Belgluih and France <Mm ttnuos without letup. lu the east, the most interesting struggle tu going on near Prxeinyal, in frou^of which is the Tenth army corps of Ipe Austro-IIungary army. All ef jforts are to be put forth to retrieve the defeat of the forn;ffir defenders. The advance of strong llilssian forces near Shavll 1ms been brought to a standstill, according to the Berlin of llcial statement. The Tetitonic allies still are pursuing the Russians in the region south of the Pilica river as far lis the Vistula. Death of Mr. Balk man. Mr. Harmon H. Balkman, an aged citizen of West Wateree, died at his lioine-Oii Route 2, T?ugoffr Sr-C,r T ties day, May 18th. Mr. Italkman was 70 years of age. . ? ' ? To Deliver Address. Judge Mendel L, Smith of this city, will deliver ? the commencement ad dress to the graduating clans of twelve nursO^of the South Carolina Baptist Hospital at the exercises to he held on Monday, May 24, in the Sunday School room of the First Baptist Church of Columbia. Confectionery Store. Messrs. >V. C. Hough and Son have ojH'iied a line of fancy groceries ami confection* in the store 011 East IJe Kalb street formerly occupied by Camp hell Bros. They have also Installed a machine for making pop corn crispettes, and. have it on sale fresh s every (lav. rail and seo the machine at work. t 1 ?' ? Their Son Dead. J ? - 1 ' ' A special to the Columbia State frOm j I in i net t svi I ic dated May 18th, says : "John E. Tiangley, Jr., the 22-mpnths ohl son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lang ley. died here Inst nigM, yn }^J ness of several montlis. lie was the j only son of .T. E. I^angley, United State* -superintendent of construction of the new postofflce being erected in this city. During their short stAy here Mr. and Mrs. Langley have made watiy friends. The body was earrlfed to Charleston, the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Langley, for intermei\t, ac companied by the Rev. Father N. A. Murphey, ofi Columbia." Mr, I^angley superintended the con struction of the postofflce building at Camdi^cl, and hts friends in Camden regret to know of his bereavement : j ? '? pwas In town this week. Constable J. 'D. Sinclair, of Camden, was here Tuesday. Tl&^feasoh at Big Springs iptH open on .Inne 1st, ijjEyere Informed yester day. ? . ? Me#*rs, L. W. West and Z. Brannon s|>enfr yesterday in Camden. ITALY UKTTINti ItKADY Decision From Koine Now Considered Clone at llaoil Home, May The, statement of the Imperial Herman Chancellor Ijv foiv the Kflrhstag yesterday nhoWN Huil Hermauy hopes against hope Hull Italy may not. enter the war. At the sunn- tlmr I In- overwhelming i'vIiIoikv hero Is i lint the whole country Ik united and railing for war on Austria. Its tra it it i< >1111 1 flM\ Doctor von ltotmnunn-IlollwegH ??f Helal announcement ?>f the aetuu) con cessions offered by Austria has not Improved the Hltiuitiou as no mention was made of either Horlzia or the Dalmotlun Islands, promising allusions t ? which were made in the seml-pf tleial statements published In the news pa iters and presumed to ?ome from the < ienn.Mi Amhassador. The days of Italy's rcgcucrat ion are rivalled by the events of the present. Apparently there are no Tactions in Italy now, uU differences Iih v 1 iik heen laid aside. Those who blue advocated intervention in the war, and those who have worked in the Interest of |>eace have ceased to express their views and are awaiting the action of the Hovem ii lent . The Hcpuhtlcaus have published a manifesto ileclaring their readiness to go; to t he front "to fight for the glory of the country and the right of the Aaiion. From aii tne provinces come offers from volunteers desiring to en list and will lug to make all sacrifices, us Home express it, "to free our Italian brothers who so long have suffered un der a foreign yoke." King Victor Emmanuel visited the barracks today without an escort. He waa recognized and acclaimed With the same enthusiasm an his grand father on the eve of those eventful < ampalgns of 1850 and lKHfl. Queen Helonu and the Duchess of Aostu on leaving t the Qulrlnal were the objects of an affectionate maul-' testation, lh which the people shouted ? tot victory? for Italy, for Montenegro' and Serbia. Ool. (Jiuseppe (iarlbahll visited the Minister of War and asked his per mission to organise a body of volun teers. The people cheered him. reineni* j tiering his grandfather's leadership in flic defense of Home. Heneva, Switzerland. May IS. ? Sev eral servants having inv charge heavy baggage hearing the monogram of I'rinee von Itueiow, Herm*u Ambas sador at Home arrived at Chlasso, Switzerland, yesterday. Freight traf fic between. Italy and Hermany by way of Switzerland has been stop|>ed. ^ Cheer hig crowds carried Hritish and French llagscfh rough the streets of Milan yesterday. > A telegram from Innsbruck says a strong new Husslan i.rroy coming from Bessrfrabit Is throwing back the Aus tro-Hungarian forces In Buko^ina and is marching toward central (Jallclu to join the principal Husslan army In Uallcla. A telegram from Salonika say* the Hermans have lost 43 olticcrs and (MM) sailors in lighting at the Dardanelles during the last six days. In the vicin ity of Constantinople trains' have been stopped owing to shortage of coal. No foojl supplies .are reaching the city ami distress Is increasing. Encircled by Fighting. (leneva, Switzerland. ? There are nearly 1,000,000 Americans, Kngllsh inen and Frenchmen, Husseins, Ital ians and Serbians now In Switzerland wh& will receive protection fofrm the Swiss Federal Government In the event of Italy's entrance lnt$ the war. From a military standpoint vall four Alpine Swiss borders will be closed.! Although thq Government lias received formal guarantees that Swiss neutrality < will not be Violated, , U. hus taken stringent 'measures Co safeguard the frontiers. There is no thought, however, of a general Swiss mobilization. The most imiH>rtant questions ^concerns the food supply for more than 5,000,000 i>ersons who soon may I>e surrounde<l by a wall of bayonets. Hope Is expressed that the belligerent governments will] give their aid. On Italian Frontier. The Associated Prows of Thursday says the frontier towns of Uriiue, Bel luno, Verona and Bresla, as well as .their respective provinces, are Entire ly in the hands of the military, au thorities and train* carrying fle\d go?. horses, troops, ammunition and provision* are congesting all the line*. The peasants houses arc oocunled hv F?vtiw ?n\? in ?n Fill 13 CAD^g PERSONAL MENTION. Items of Interest Gathered by Our Reporter*. .Mi's. I'). L. Sill has gone lo Mont loul. N. for the summer.. Mis* Myrtlo Mi-Coy, of ('assail. || visit in:' frU>n?t? iii town. ?Mr. and Mrs. F, W, Ma! Ills, of (iroou ville, are visit Inn friends hero. Mrs. (jliy Zetrouor, of Florldu, Is visiting lior mother, Mrs. (I. (1. Alex under. Miss Florrlo Liingstou, of Darling ton, spout Sunday wllh Miss .loan Lindsay. o Mr. W. Itratton doT/oacli was absent aoVora I days this woek on legal busi ness In Charleston. ' Mrs. o. Hamlin and Miss .loo Hani Hi), of Mount Pleasant, aro the guest* of Mrs. F. Leslie Zomp. Messrs. Dan MeKitohau anil lla'/ol Brlstow, of Darlington, s|ient Sunday with friend H In Camden. Mrs. Mottotal, of Jacksonville, Fla? Is tfHtttft# her sister, Mrs. Walter Par ker, who 1h at the < 'a union Hospital. Miss Itland Wllllutns has returned from an extended visit to, friends In Hot Sprint?*, Vu,, and Louisville, Ky. Messrs. F. M. Wooten, John S. Lind say and <?. II. Baum left tills week for a stay of several days lu New York and other points. . ? Messrs. (?. A. Klinine, W. F. Nettle#, J. W Smith and Senator A. J. Heattle went down to Sumter Sunday to hear Boh Jones, the evangelist. Mrs. (Jus Hlrsoli and little daughter, IajuIso, will leave next week for a trip to interesting points north. < They will he joined later hy Mr. Hlrseh. Miss Memo Turner left Tuesday for Italelgh, N. O.i where she will visit friends. fcUie will also attend the com-. meneement exeroises at Wake Forest _ College. > Mr. Khett Truesdell and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Potillu, of Maeon, <la., are oa a visit to friends iij]^ relatives wt Ker Mhaxv and Wostvlllo, They made the trip from Georgia In their automobiles, leaving Mavon on Monday afternoon and reaching Wostvlllo on Tuesday. i Marriages. j Rev. William Hahon and Miss lOva ' Aldrloh, of West Wateroe, were mar ried in Camden Sunday last, Judge of Probate 'McDowell, officiating. Married at \he home Of l'rohate Juilgo MoDowell,, Sunday. Muy 16th, Mr. Ilermah Baum Denton to Miss John Dalla^ .Bradley, both uf rftl 2, Camden. Married at the home of Probate Judge MeDowelf, on Sunday, May ' 10th, Mr. John W. Horton, of Camden rfd ;i, to MIsk Gracy flasklns, of West vntft." ' Special Train to Sumter. A g<K)d .many Camden people will "ho doubt gd'to Sumter Sunday to hear the last two sermons of Iter. Bob. Jones in that city. The si>eclal will he'ln charge of Messrs. J. L. dills, \V. C. llarleo and L. S. Vltiaon. and _ will loavo Camden over the North-' western at 2:00 p. m. ; returning will leave Sumter as soon as the last ser vice Is over. Hev. Jones Is a powerful -speaker and the. committee hopes ' to have a largo crowd from Camden and stations on the line to, hear him Sun ' r": I'ureliHst'd His Interest. Mr. Jas. H. Hums. this week pur chased the Interest of Mr. H. L. Schlos burg in the Man property on, Main street. The sale was made through the real estate agency of Kennedy Sc ." Workman. meals for one or more- officers. #? The spirit of the Italian trooi>s Is excellent and the officers are full of confldcnce. - ? ? ? ? ' . ? It Is tgahl Italy isjssesses the most powerful machine, -gun In exlstemV capable of firing 1,4^0 bullets a min ute, covering an area of 500 square yards. Italy also has adopted a new .type of gun carriage, enabling the transport up steep mountains of heavy flit gw guns. A large contingent of Italian sol diers are wearing uniforms mad<^ Of cloth , originally intended for Aristria hut sequestrated ns contraband Of war. The greatest. anxiety is felt for Venice, Where large platforms ?bave l>een hastily constructed for new bat teries to protect the town. The dan ger to the monuments from aoroplariOsj^ ^ is recognised. measures also have been taken In Florence, Rome and Naples since the Austrian* can easily reach these towns from the Thilmntlan coast .. 1