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? 'i' ' V it .????? / ? ?- , : " ? ' v ? , ' ? / > ? yOLUMK XXVII . ' ' V V V -? -? CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE It, 1915. NUMBER 8. Ill "^KSONAL MENTION. of loterett Gather^ by Our Reporter*. Kulalle Yates In vIhII iiiie friends I (tariff". Hp> ]. I- <iu>' visited friends ?rtuicd'l. V'U., hist Week, Uuobi'rt McCreight, of Columbia vv,,h blends in (Mdu)0O, f ^p, J i ill 1 1 ('. (Jeddlngs, of Wllinliig ?jfC., Is visiting relatives In fain J. jlm Margaret J^nolr went u? Cliar- 1 yesterday fur un extended viwlt i relative*. Im 'tbe ClufejUlUg Hand? K*.J of Elaine every Tuesday and iy at Air Dome. Elizabeth Carijixon bus return Ifrrn KaJelgh, N. C., where she grad- 1 from St. Mary's College, It. F. Simpson, of the Camden left Tuesday to spend the va Ht 1i|h home at Laurens. Iftdp M. L. Smith, of this city, In din# at tlie term of court being In Abbeville county this week. f*r. and Mrs. James Wallace will go I Charleston for the Citadel coni nent to see their son, Mr. Will fillne, graduate. Mr. William Young, of Eland, Fla., (forayr resident of this county, whoj here thirty years pgo, visited' is here this week. ? l imb's Minnie Taylor, Meta De-j and Louis Williams are atl from VVinthroi) where they werel Dt* during the season Just closed. Vivian and Ethel Yates are flomc from the College for Women, bla. Miss Vivian Yates wan a the graduates of that Institution. Mr. and Mrs. I. J. MeKenzie have| to their country home. They ?de a wide circle of friends during Mr stay in town who regret- to see l$o. Mbses Mildred (ioodale and Bonnie IIS. retuinejJ,,lroin Coker Col.'} where tliey were students during >p?ft year. They are accompanied (pN college friends, Misses Ruby HH#n Hnhb, of Fountaln-Itm. ?Jf. and Mrs. If. L. Sehlosburg and ftr left Sunday last for Clmrleston. they win spend several weeks ! ptte isle of Palms. The trip was Mile In their automobile* p. Henry Savage drove to Charles- 1 PthLs week in h|H automobile and Jtiie car shipped from there to Mus J>Qs?*tls. Mr. Savage and family pf proltobaly leave next week for| .sumuier home in Massachusetts, gw. Edwin Carpenter, of (Jeorge- 1 was the week end guest of Mrs. i^oodale. Mix Carpenter is state! pAdeot of the Royal Ambassa S0rk' a'ul ,mule ? hue ttilk to the | gJid boys at the Baptist church ]?f*8y afternoon. -? Med house greeted the pre of tlu, president's review of tttoiu New York lmr ??'ek at the Majestic Theatre iv evonliij;. This picture has I ?tum ami . <?f the first towns In South flu. v, S " ,t- Shmiltaneously - flashed t h 1 'i<l Ml('s' Manager Lit-! . the Columbia State's bulle irv t,l(> resignation of SeC r,val1, thereby giving Camden news as (pilckiy as received m \ ?rts of the Worl(1. The < jan l,o .lependwL ?1M>h To Uwt {]w iu movies ami 11 hoffPr program, they will FRANK LOSER AGAIN. Prison lloard of Georgia De- 1 tided 2 to 1 Against Himi | Atlanta, (in.. June I).? I.ieo M. Frank; M# api>eal to the State Prison I for a commutation from a death Weu(v to life imprisonment. The ?*"1 voted '2 to 1 for death. This) ?? the final decision in the hands of I \* Governor of (Jeorgla. was made before th? State) Board last week by eminent P^Hrta attorneys, backed by petitions bv thousands of people from ev of the Union. The general has prevailed that the sentence 1h> eommute?l. ~^u apprised of the news Frank ^ the same calmness that he has ^ 'rtmracterlstie of during all of the decisions. tA W*.\p<HtiMl that (lov. Slaton will a^'Ha' immediate attention. WE*** funeral l>or?ey will appear fha n.... ? ... win appcft1" ^ Governor aiuT tfsk tbat tho 1 th?> court be sustained. lias \?een sentenced to - hlPft IWnil'NK VOl'KH FOR BONDS. Other ln(creMi.iK N?Wlt prwn '/!? Tlu?t Neighborhood. "flhune, J WHO 10.- -Tin* t lull on ? (*uewtlon ,,f JhwuIiik 10,800 in 20 y**r bowh. win, which to ,,vn n 1H.W J( ??Mwl bou*e at Bethune wan "" Monday last sod resulted to a victory for the Im>ii<1 Issue, an fol !;vn : r>i, ?KUltlMt ,)on<lH w The writer has long contended for a handsome new school building in tliin town an, I we are glad to klmw th|U <>ur hope* m thin direction will soon Im' realised. Sfarrled at the residence of Mr. j. J. Horton in Bethune, 011 Sunday af te^ioon, June 7th, Mr. Cope MoCas Kill to Miss Flo/el la Hilton. Trial JtiMtice J. K. Copeiand, officiating. Tlio bride 1m a daughter of Mr. Hid Hilton, ttnd the groom is an engineer on the S. C. Western railway. The annual election for Intendant and wardens for the town of Bethune was held on Tuesday, the 8th, and re united as follows : For Intendant, K. Brannon; for wardens, A. B. MeLaurio, O. C? Gardner. J. M, Ciyhurn and B. Wv Brannon. Mr. Brannon, who was elected intendant, defeated his oppon 6nt, Mr. M. O. King, by only six votes. Bethune is comparatively free from blind tigern and other vlees at present and the new council assume charge of a#falr? under the most favorable aus pices. ? Mr. 7u V. Morgan is very low with typhoid fever at his residence in the lower section of town and but faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. Two trained nurses from Columbia have been with him far several days. A game of ball was played Tuesday afternoon ?>etween the Regulars and Junior#. The Juniors won by a score of 4 to ft. The poles for the electric lights in town have been put up and the wiring Of the stores and residences is now ! lieing done. TIvohc from, here, wM attended tiw. 1 reunion in Richmond last week report ( a pleasant time, although It rallied there during their entire stay. Mr; Zimmerman Brannon has' hougfrt out the grocery store between the stores of Davis & Clyburu and C. R. Cassady. We regret to . report the serious ill ness of Mrs. Thos. Brown and Mrs. K. S. Calloway, who live several miles below here. ' * ? I Children's (lay will he observed at the Methodist 'church bere on the 4th Sunday morning in this month at 11 o'clock. ? 4 We stated lust week that Rev. It. M. DuBose would begin a protracted hieet lng at Sandy Grove Methodist church 011 the first Sunday in July. We have been Informed that this is a mistake, as a protracted meeting will l>e held at. Ills own church about that time. - The Bethune baseball team is now ready to play match games with any amateur team in the state. If any. hall club desires to get licked to frazzle Just come on and takC what is com ing to 'em. Challenges have already l?een sent to Camden, Me Hoc, Cher aw Sumter and other towns for match games, but. the teams at these places weakened and failed to show' up. as they evidently knew they would 1m; defeated If they went up against Be thuhe's fast, aggregation of ball play ers; ; - I ?' - " ' ? One of the good ladles in town, Mrs. May?, has the thanks, uf this correspondent for a dozen eggs and a plate of delicious custard pie sent us on Monday. Mrs. Ralph McCaskill, Loring Davis and Flynn Kelly returned home from Clinton college last week to spend their vacation. 1 ' . Mr. Donnie Horton, of Camden, was here Saturday , afternoon. Accompani ed by his sister, Miss Alta, he left this week by automobile for a pleasure trip to Afeheville. r- - - About two? weeks ago the school dis trict in' the Turkey Creek section in Leo county vbted to issue bonds to build a handsome brick school house in the centre of the district, consoli dating the three schools in the district. The election was almost, unanimous in favor of the bond issue. The propos ed new school building will be erected just l>elow the residence of Mr. J. K. Folsom. ? 4 . Mr. I>. T. Yarbrough returned last week from an extended visit to. differ ent points in Georgia. i Rev. I. T. Carroll, of Columbia, preached an interesting and instructive sermon at Hro bethune Baptist church on Sunday night Mrs. W. B. Brown and children, of Hamlet. N, C., arrived here last Sun day morning f or n weeks visit to Mr. \ MKN. MJRICK !?KA1>. .\K?d IjuI) of tkw Comity Died IahI Sunday. I - ? - ? r Mrs. Harriet MiilltiK i<nriri(, widow of t lt?? lut*' ('apt, S, I A) rick, tilts! at her home a ftny, milex north of Cillii dt>ii Sunday after an Illness extending over i wo years. Mrs. l/>rlck wum the daughter of the late l)r. John Milling ami wan 7 H yearn t?f ago Hhe is sur vived hy two sons ? Messrs. K, B, I^orlck ami C. I\ 1 ,0 rick, hoth of this county. The funeral services an<l burial were held Monday afternoon ut the Cain jilfcU. ' ? ***-" * Oy the itev. .1. C. Howan of the Presby terian church, Messrs. H. II. Mlckle, Win. Nelson, W. L. McDowell. tt, J. Whltaker, John T. Mackey an id H< D. Hichey acting as isillbearers. Have You Any, If > on have any articles alsiut your, premises you want to dispose of put a want ad in The Chronicle. Good second-hand furniture, farming tools, and other equipment are always salable and it costs hut fte a line to let Ker shaw county i?eop|e know what you have to offer. Every week someone reports a ready sale of some article advertised in our Classified department, the use of which is becoming more and more general. and Mrs. ,f. J. H or ton, Mrs. Brown's parents. Mt. Kipley Copeland, who lias been 111 for a week or two, Is much Improv ed. Mrs. Uipley Copeluud and little girl expect to leave on Friday of thin week for an extended visit to relatives at Great Falls. Miss Katie 'Holder, of McBee, s|>ent Monday in town. Mr. and Mrs. J, E. Copeland and Mr. D. T. Ya rbrough went to Columlha Monday afternoon. Mr, Earl Marshall, of McBee. was here Monday afternoon. ? ? Hydon. wim imy boon on> } ployed in the store of Mr, I). Hyden ' heic for the past year, left last week f< v McBre, where he has oiwued Up n " grocery* sitoro: ? " ? ? 1 ? " ? '"-i The Presbyterian Sunday School oj Cberaw held a picnic af ~ IJfeA j{|^ Spring on Tuesday. Miss Alice King spent last week with relatives and friends at Tillers Ferry The school and town elections Jiavo been the absorbing topics of discussion I with the members of the local loafers! ellib during the past two vVeeks and as these two 1piiK>rtani matters have been settled, they can now resume their dally views ou tin? war. the "crops," basehall and big snake and fish yearns. Mr. Floyd E. Kerr, cashier of the Bank of McBee, mid bride, were in town Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Kei'r was married on Wednesday of last week to Miss Viola Dunning, of Co lumbia* and after a brief bridal trip, .retvnned- to McBee -on Monday-morn liMf of this week, where a. reception was given them at the Hampton Hotel on Monday niglit. Mrs. W. K. -McCoy spent Tuesday in town. ? .. o - Messrs. J. E. -Copola lid and A. Ha rm let motored to I^shopvUle Tuesday afternoon. The Hartsvllle Messenger, which by the way, is a mighty, ?ood county news paper, last week got off the following atrocity: jffiiiifr Jqffe. jiino, Spoon, spoon, spoon, Moon, moon moon ? _ Wfiat a lovely little tone. And now soon, soon, soon. Via Bethune, 'thune. 'thune To Big Springs." A mad dog was killed a mile or two below, town last week, After he had bitten several other' dogs, all of which were immediately killed. There are a few worthless canines In Bethune which could be spared very easily from ruiydng at large on the streets. Mr. Wm. D. Gardner, son of Mr. S. T. Gardner, lias about three acres of the finest cotton in this section. Mrs. L. A. McDowell Is spending some time with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McDowell. Mr. Tom Lucas, of Charlotte, spent Tuesday in town. .Mr- B. B. Stokes, of the Lucknow section, spent Sunday night and Mon day with his son here, Mr. K. A. Stokes. 1 Mr. B. A. Stokes has had a new coat of paint put on ' his store building, which adds greatly to Its appearancc The Ave- weeks old !>aby of Mr. and Mrs. F<eo Tiller, who live a few miles below here, died on Wednesday morn ing, tiie 9th inst Tbe burlap was held at Bethany Methodist church Thursday. : Mr. Tom I^ee, of Monroe. Is here with his son-in-law. Mr. Morgan, who Is ill with ferer. . * . -Ill EVANGELISTIC KKKVICKN To Ikflu h1 Camden Baptist Church Wwltimd?y, June 16tli. - 'iHiert- never was ft time In Qi'o His tory of Camden when the people need ed to turn their hearts God- ward inure than now. II begin* to look an If the cataclysm of war which In over whelming Muro|H' will eventually en velop America In spite of all a |>eaee loving president anil a peace loving Cabinet can do to prevent it. In the midst of It all our jteople are running after the husks rather than the kernels of llf*. Everywhere we are losing sight of the dee|M?r values and putting subordinate things lirst. Our minds are engrossed in pleasure as the su preme end of life. Instead of making it a recreative meatus of developing a God-consciousness in our hearts we are enthroning it as the Idol of our drfaity. No less are we obsessed with the Idea of material gain. We are all of us, almost without exception base Worshippers of Mammon. God' pity the life of Camden, if it ever cornea to the polot where it leaves the Creat or of the universe out of Its reckon ing. clarion call is Issued to all thoso who want to see the life of our -town deepened and llrst things put to aWfcke, think, pray and -act. Beginning Wednesday, June 16th, a series of evangelistic services will l>e held at the Raptlat church lasting through Sunday, June the 27th. The preaching will he done by the pastor vp to Saturday and will l?e of a spe cial preparatory nature. Services will lie heW In the afternoon at four o'clock and In the evening at 8:30 o'clock. After Saturday the meeting will be in the' hands of Mr. Ernest Lee Acklss, of the University of Chicago, who will Mho occupy the pulpit of the church during the months of July and August. We are looking forward to a great blessing from Cod in his coming. Won't you help make it So? John A,? Davison, Pastor. \i --"ft#*'" . . . ? ? . ' ' & ? ?? ? Fire Destroys Cotton. j Fire on Wednesday morning destroy ed fte cotton platform used by Mr. vrr r: M&ynew^^loww> 'MaTi^?lreet. There were 25 bales of cottdn, belong* lug to Mr. R. R. .Elliott, In the ware house, which was badly damaged. We understand there was no insurance on this cotton. Car Turns Over With Occupants. While returning from Columbia Tues-| day afternoon u Ford cur occupied by three Lancaster county citizens; -turned turtle near Jacobs, and was nliuostl completely wrecked. Messrs. Mackey, Carnes and Langley were severely cut and bruised in the wreckage ? Mr. Langley it Is said being very serious ly Injured.; The .wounded men were] carried back to Columbia, where they were placed in a hospital. It is said the car was going at a high rate of] speed, and that while rounding a curve; left the roadway.; Ohe of the men was the deputy sheriff of Lan caster county, who inul been to Colum bia to enter a i?atient in the Hospital for the Insane. ? 1 Lee County Lost. In the election held Tuesday on the proiKisition to annex certain portions, of Kershaw county to Lee county, the | vote was ? tie? 12 for and 12 against. This means that I*ee -county will not anneya pottloa"^ Kershaw, as ft was necessary tt? have a majority of. two thirds of the voters for tlle"pfop0Hlttonr Report Says Water is Good. The following is a rei>ort received by City Health Officer John W.t Wilson from F- L. Parker, chemist and bac teriologist. for the State Board of, Health. Analysis of water received on May "29th, from Municipal Water and Light Plant. Camden, S. C. : Results In parts per million Color 0.00| Chlorine^ 5.00 1 Free Ammonia 0.01 Albnminold Ammonia 0.02 Nitrogen in .Nitrates 0.00 Nitrogen in Nitrites 0.00 Total Solids 55.00 Bacterial Analysis llacterial Indications of Contamina tions: Negative. Remarks : Analysis indicate water ] to be of good quality and free from contaminations. n Agency For Dodge Car.---:^ The (,'a niden Motor Co. has secured the agency for the "Dpdge" motor cars] for ?this territory, and last week, re ceived a Ave |>assenger car for demon stration purposes. It is one of the] neatest small cars turned out in re<*ent years and the Motor Company will be pleased to demonstrate it . to tbeir friends Z.--S.-Z1Z IMMKNKK I'lKI.U OATS. Ilartmlm (iktliNiiifi Ovw WO Afr?i In One I-' i ?? l ? l Wlmt Is tUought >?? Ik* the finest . field of oats tu Kershaw county Is I k*1 1 1 harvested tlits week on the plan* tattou of Mr. llcnry Savage, J*?Ht across the Water??e rtvor, In company with Mr. \V. M. Young *?f the Malone I'earce Young Hardware Co., a Chronicle man went over itits farm last Friday af tor noon. Mr. Young sold Mr. Savage three reapers and binders and lie went out to nee tliem l? oj>eratlon. In one tteld there was a vast sea of oat*-? all told 250 acres and nearly an far as the eye could kih? there wiih nothing hut oats. A large force of hands was busy shocking and hauling thin harvest. This oat Held directs attention to the exceptional amount of grata that Is helng raised In the county this spring. There was prohahly more wheat and grain generally sown In Kershaw- county this spring than ever liefore and the same Is true of many other counties. South Carolina will doubtless raise several times as much grain thlH year than last year or any previous year for that matter; ' With cotton Helling ko low last fall nnd wluter, many farmers decided to di rect more attention to raising food cropa and less to cotton and the result will he that great benefits will accrue. In fact there, are many who contend, and with much show of reason, that while the war and the low price of cot ton may have been digressing for the . time helng, that It will result in great good to a" this section In the long run, in .that It will relieve the South In a measure of the bondage of the .cotton ci op dominion. Besides the 250 acres In oats, Md Savage htm planted 40 acres In wheat 2 acres In rye and numliet's of acres in corn and alfalfa, against only AO acres In cotton. This might ( well be termed a model fjixuu uu. it In entirely Ht4f~mi*tntntng " and the proprietor does not have to depend upon cotton for a money crop. Nine large barns ? all numbered ? are tofHtiHVIn different pari* "of Hie faritf, 1n close proximity to the crops to be harvested* in order to save long^hiuls. 10 very year they are filled and from these barns Mr. Savage each year has foodstuffs for sale on the local market and much stuff to be shipi>e<l away. After the harvesting of the i'.^aense crop of oats and wheat he will plant this land In corn, i>eas and iieanuts, which will be ready for harvesting in tha fall. Having a large up laud and low land - pasture upon which to graze his cat tle, lie has an Immense herd of Aber deen Angus cattle. A large silo helps feed this herd in winter. Mr. Savage does not believe in stick ing to one crop alone but believes tn diversification. He came here several yoars ago from the New ICngland states. . He Is putting some of the Yankee thrift Into this farm, and It's telling. Kershaw county and the state at large would he better off if more farmers would follow Mr. Savage's method of farming. Tailor Made Suits at^$ll?.00. A representative of the IT. S, Woolen Mills Co.. i? In tJamden for three days | this week, with headquarters in the -ol<! i>ostoffice building. They are offer ing; HBonfiflTjrou tailor in a do suits at the small sum of $15.00. In addition they are offering la. give a raincoat with everx order for a suit of .clothing. ' They Intend to make regular visits to Camden and guarantee' to make good any complaints of dissatisfied custom L? y.v. ? .. *? ?" : ?' a v Making Projectiles at Raleigh. Ualclgh, N. C., June 4. ? The manu facture of xiroJectlleH for ,the ils<' of the United States Navy,ts now in full swing here, the Raleigh Iron Works being the" contractor for a $100,000 out put of these munitions of warfare. The ohtput is in five, six and seven | Inch projectiles and they are to be used for target, practice. ~*rhe general expectation 1* that the successful fill ing of this contract with the Govern ment will "result In i>criuanent contract ?for this' work. The* Navy Hcpartment has an in spector here to approve of the missiles turned out. This work is helng done by Lieutenant Connor, who Is Inspec tor* Instructor for the North Carolina Brigade of the National Guard. ed night and day with three shifts of men and haa only bqen gotten In oper ation within th? past few. days. KERSHAW NEWS NOTES. Happennings of Interest In Our Neighboring Town. I >??. Joseph Walker Floyd, hoii of the li* I ?' < ;*'ii J. \V Floyd and Mrs. J. \V. Flo>d, of Liberty Hill, died suddenly at his home In Tabor, N. lust Fri day and his remains wero taken to Lllwrty 1 1 1 1 1 last Sunday for burial. l)r, Floyd had Just ret urinal from a trip to Richmond the night liefore hi* death and the next morning went ahout hlij professional duties as usual. Ills death came suddenly that afternoon ahout 3 o'clock. Dr. Floyd was 41 yearn of Uge, Ho served in the Span Ish- American war ami had seen ser vice In the IMiilllplnos. He had l>een living at Tabor for several years, whore he was engaged In the practice of mod lelne. He leaves surviving his wife, four sisters ami two Id-others. The funeral services were conducted by Itev. DeVane, I am tor of the Llticrty 1 1111 I'resbyterlan church. - Lexle Thompson, a small colored boy, was considerably ilningled and death resulted at the Halle Gold Mine last Saturday from his being thrown from a large tjwo-whccled hay rake, which , was dra>yn by two mules. Our infer matlon that tlie tongue of the rake broke, causing the mules to take fright and run. The boy was <1 ragged a con siderable distance. I). R. Fletcher, president* of tho' State II. F. D. Carriers' Association. Is In receipt of 14 letter from Commis sioner E. J. Watson signifying his ac ceptance of an invitation to address the association at Florence on the oc casion of their annital meeting In July. W. II. Jones, cattle tick Inspector who does considerable traveling In low er Lancaster and^ upper Kershaw eo\in ties, report* that the best corn and cot ton crops he has seen in Ills travels Is on the farm of W. C. Bird in upper Kershaw county. Not only is it the finest crop, but I* also the cleanest.. > The Dry Creek bridge.' on the road- ? leading from Kershaw to Jefferson, was washed away by the reeaut freshet* and that crossing Is now out of ser vicer ? * ? t. ? ? ? rr*- ? Miss Mamie West was .married the Hth Inst., at; the home ot her father, William West, to Arthur Jordan. ' The ceremony was performed by Itev. A. K. Fulmer. * Miss Amanda Cook, aged 43 years, daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. G. It, -Cook, died at their home early last Thursday morning and was burled lu the Ker shaw cemetery Thursday afternoon af ter funeral services conducted by Rev. T. A. Dabney. Miss Cook had been an Invalid for the past" fifteen mouths. ? Kershaw Era. Kershaw Guards Encampment. General W. W. Moore informed Cii|h tain von Tresckow over the phone that the date ? July 7th to 17th, given In Thursday's Htate for encampment of the^lst Infantry was tncortfectv and that encampment would be held July 20th to Jfily 30>th for 1st Regiment. Tills Is welcome news, as the 11 rat date would have prevented many frOUT attending. ITEMS OVER THE STATE Short News Notes * Gathered From Our Exchanges. J. F.- McGill, until recently a minis ter ill the town of Bath. Aiken Covfh~~ ty, has been arrested, charged with making improper proposals to a young matron In the town.1 .? .0 - Mrs. LydlaJLffi Dicks, wife of R. I*. Dicks, of ffew \ork died at lier home at that place Friday last' She was the youngest daughter of Col. and Mrs. R. I). Lee, of Sumter. Clarence Garrett, a young white man was shot and instantlx killed in Char leston Saturday afterta^on and Frank ' Keeuan, anoftier white man, is being held charged with the murder. II. A. Smith, of Florence, S. C., was elected president of the Laundorers its sociation of the Carollnas and Georgia at their session just closed at Savan nah. Asheville was chosen as the next ineetingplace. ______ . The lftte Mrs. J. William Flipn, of Columbia t left $1,000 in her will to / Flinn hall, at the University of South Carolina, wtrieh was nained for her husband, seventeen years a professor in that institution. - At a meeting of the police commis sion of Greenville held Monday night, II rst sergeant .1. D. Noe, of the police force, was elected to su^-eed the late Jamee K. Holcombe, who. died recently from Injuries received while attempting to "nr res jzari Insane mftn- ~