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pE|60NA1LMENTION' i of Interest Gathered by Our Reporter!. N?II ,K vWtlug *??!? -p to (jarteton. ^T. >' ClyMuru, of BetbUUe, was .pwdeu y ti tenia). jjn. A H (',ttrk aft(! rhU(,r*n Pin Winusboro. lllen Paul, of Beaufort, wan jiu in caiaden this week. J# CM* M MeCurray, of Florence, ^ Ctuideit f?r a few <laya. to will Wallace, who graduated Wfc citadel last week is at howe. Xl?* Nancy Un'lsny has gono to |trtWi jo Hi*- guest of Miss Kllen Jeiiuii! Lee Blacknion, of I,an ,r visited Mlsa Jean Lindsay this K HU? Mary Bradley, of Suiithville, la Lpwitfbor aunt, Mrs. M. 8, Sow & Julia Keenau, of Columbia, waaj pjest of Miss Jean Lindsay last <er Ferris Mcpowoli is oil a visit 'ger. and Mrs. H. It. Browne at W? jliss Margaret Burnet left this week jjlorkvllle. where she will spend herj iatlon Tlic many friends of Mr?. Jennie S. Iwey are pleased tosee her in" Ca in to u?ln. Mr, and. Mrs. C. J. Shannon, Jr., Begone to Virginia, for a vleit to ? Maahorc. " Ikiffl Maggie I^e Butler, of Rlcli ,Va., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ti Maekey. {label Gilford Is spending her j jdoo ; with her sister, Mrs. C. C. its, In Columbia. ~j |0ss Kathllne Barfield, of Wllmlng |'N. C., Is the guest 'of- her aunt, In J. M. Smyrle. Jir. Ralph Shannon, who lias been fiadhig ickpol at Sewanee, Tenn., is t borne for vacation. k . Mr. Jerome Hotter left this week *? months vacation at his old home IMinhelm, Pennsylvania. K Mr*. Marlon Jt'iiiiijrs and children, of [taasboro. were quests of relatives In pen during the past week. MUs Maggie Hammond, of this city, ptSuuday with her father, Mr. W. mtam at l'illerbe Springs, N. C. ps. Carter, of .Orangeburg, remem fed here as Miss Kt"ta Dixon, is via* k her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1>. I Dixon. ,,??ub ??? n sviic w ?t'wwrry ; |.TWt his uncle. Charlie Watklns, fe came over to Camden Sunday in ft touring car. ?n. Wni. Anerum and children are Wuk tlit} former's parents, Mr. and k 11. G. Carrison. Ueut Ancrura Bbtloned at Boston now. jMlss l'olzer Myers left Saturday ^Blng to spend several weeks with 5 grandpa rents at "North, then she pi come to Columbia and spend* a ? toys. ' pli. M. Barneh went to Georgetown faday f??r a weeks visit. He was-ac pipanled by his mother, Mrs. H. pch, who will visit there before paring to her home in -New York. ? rites Louise Nettles left yesterday ? stay of several days at Green k and Montreat, N. C. While away F*U1 attend the South Carolina Association i\t Chick Springs. \ W. Robin Zeinp this week had Stalled In bis up-to-date drug store Vt* aorta fountain of the'latest de ^ to take care of his growing busl **? The fountain is simple in de but very attractive In appearance,. # b la keeping with the fixtures of pore. ^Ptain W. M. Shannon was in Oo yesterday where he went to at * a meeting of the Building and ?^ League of South Carolina. Capfc .'mon 1s one of tlie vice presidents Uiguo m,.. i. \ wittkowsky city is n memher of the ex^on P^toiainlttce. ? T. {\ ix<\e, of Palestine, Texas, visit to friends In Kershaw and eoun ties t lilx week, lie call J^Tlio Chronicle <tflioe to have the |r ?en| hlai in his Texas- home. ?. parents moved to Texas E aR? wl,on' th^' rftarc^ 11 jJ-'Mnly and many of the . older I*-. r,??mWr them, he liavtlig vis ^ 011 several occasions. - 'Mr. pV* ^glneer on a road running ^ to tll(k Mexican border, brv. ^*? ** a great state, but ha? a fondness for South ^ ?? \ <] tiik nkvvs at lil ilUM IjS'W*'.'' ' * __ ' ' '.;V ' HaitpwiiitXM of Inter*** ToW by Our *? Regular OiirreHpoiuient. Itvthune, S. C., J uiim 24. The hghy of Mr. uml Mnj. Earle Mcl^eod, of Til ler's Ferry, died early Thursday nioni ing ami wuh burled late thai afternoon at iietliany Methodist church. The cause of its death was whooping cough. E. J. Crane, a negro, was arrested here last Friday morning by ftollceiuan ljrannon for l>eatliiK his way on a freight train. He ..watt tried l>efore Magistrate Copeland, who win fenced him to pay a flue of $2fl or nerve H<> day# oil the chain Hang. lie took the days. A tacky party was given at the res idence of Mr. John McDonald last Fri day night hy the young folks In town, complimetary to Miss Patch, of Tampa, Fla., who ia a visitor at the home. About thirty #'taekiea" were present and all had a delightful ilrne. Miss Ruth Watts and Mr. Mark King were awarded the prizes for being the "tackiest" couple present. On Saturday before the fourth Sun day in July Children's Day will be ob served at Harmony Baptist church, 4 miles below Iiethune. An interesting programme has been arranged and din ner will be served on the church grounds. A protracted meeting will begin at Harmony church on the .fourth Sun day in July" at 11 o'clock a. m. The pastor, Rev, Will Outlaw, will proba bly be assisted In the meeting by Rev. J. P. Moore, of Columbia. The public is cordially invited to attend these ser vices. Mr. W. J. Ellis, who resides between town and Ellis' fridge brought us a cotton bloom on Saturday, the 10th, gathered from his field that day. Mr. Ellis has some very fine cotton, % Crops in this vicinity are very good indeed, especially cotton. Mr. (i. H. Clyburn, Mr. D. J. Clyburn, James Jackson, colored, and others, have some* dnfe cotton. Corn In some places Is ex cellent. Probably the small graln crop, especially wheat, is, the largest that lias been gathered here in many years. Messrs. A. T. Betl^wie, D'. rJ. "^Clyburn. ? T. H. Josey and a number of others have had fine yields of wheat. Most of those who planted wheat last fall did so as an experiment, and they are 80 well plensed that they expect to continue to plant it. A great need la this part of the county, however, is an uptodate flour, mill. If such a*mlll was located here the acreage planted in wheat next fall would be much larger; The young men and boys, in tlily town should organize a cnirrpnny of Boy Scohts. There ar* a.. .lumber of bright boys around here and they could get up a very 'strong company easily. And ^here Is nothing that has a tendency to elevate a boy's mind more, to make him healthier, stronger or more manly than being a member of the Boy Scouts. This idea was suggested to our mind by what a gentleman in town told us recently. He said that one night not long ago he was quietly sitting on his front porch and two^or three boys, probably . about nine or ten years of age, passed along. One of the boys was smoking a long, rank-smelling, cheap cigar or cheroot with a light on the end of it that resembled the head light on a railroad locomotive, more or less, and pulling at a great rate. Ope of the other kids remarked to his companions: "I tell tell you Svliat fel lows, I've been smoking too many cigars lately. It hurts me and I've just got to cut it out." The parents of these boys should be .piore mindful of their responsibility. But perhaps the parents did not know that these boys were out after dark, or anyway that- -they -were smoking cheap cigars and cigarettes. Hence this suggestion of the. Boy Scout movement We are sorry to state that the young est child of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gardner has been quite ill for several days.- ! -??'i iffr. /. V. Morgan is still in a criti cal condition. He has been ill about three weqks with typhoid fever. Mr. Charley True&flell, of Kershaw, 3* hero- Saturday. - Mr. Al. Roller siwnt Saturday and Sunday nt. Camden. itffr. Oscar Crow spent Saturday at Cassatt. Hon. W. A. .Tames and Mr. H. E. Hyatt, of Blshopvllle. were visitors here Tuesday. Mrs. R. B. Stokes, of Lucknow, Is -spending *w?me~tline with her son, Mr. R. A. Stokes and family. Mrs. Nettie Glare, of New Brookland, spent test week with relatives in Be * . . r- * yy 'I" Miss Gnssle Hough, of Kershaw. IKK HOl'tilfl MA|)h MIIKKIKF. J Appoiikfau Monday to Mil \ ucam-y Mndt) by KumwiwUxi. Governor Manning Mouilny afternoon appointed Inane Hough, of Camden, Sheriff of Kershaw eoiinly to 1UI out the unexpired term of \V, W. Hucka hee, who wa? susjteuded hy the gover nor for the remainder of his term some time ago for failure to enforce the <U*ponxary law. The governor took the i>oHltlou that the husimmimIoii created a vacancy, which he had au thority to till. Members of the Camden har api?ea? ed before the governor last week and again this week to induce him to take Home action on account of the approach* lug term of court, and this it* prob ahly what caused the api>oiutment as the county has been without a sheriff' since the kus|h'iis1oii -Sheriff lluckahcc only drawing pay for Jail fees ? hia salary having been held up ' by the county commissioners. The appointment was not sought by Mr. Hough and came as a surprise to him. Ho Is well known to the people of this county, being a son of the late Joel Ilough, who was for many years clerk of court of this county. Isaac Hough succeeded his father as clerk and held the office until two years ago when he resigned to practice law and moved to California, but returned to Camden some time ago and has been practicing law here. Mr. Hough is a tine young man and will make a good olttcer. He is held in high esteem by all classes through out the county and Governor Manning could not have made a better selec tion. He will % assume his duties o* sheriff as soon as his bond is secured ed. We understand that Mr. Hucka bee's attorneys contend that the gov ernor had not the power to remove him on the charges and that the mat ter will have to be decided In the courts. spent.. several days of lu?t week with relatives in town. Miss I?the.l Seegaru, of the Buffalo section, spent Saturday ,#nd Sunday In Mr. and Mrs. J. H. West spent Sat urday night and Sunday with the fam ily of Mr. .7. ('. (Jattln, near Stokes Bridge. Mr. -L I?V -Peebles, of Bixliopvllk!, Client beveraLilays otlaaL weekJn loam. with relatives. Miss Leta Lucas, of Tillers Ferry, spent Friday and Saturday with her sister here; Mrs. (J. S. King. Mr. J. E. Barfleld, of Bishopville, spent last week with his daughter, Mrs. J. L. King. For some time past an alligator has heen seen at intervals in the mill pond of Mr. Wade llatelifTe, who lives about two miles from Sandy Grove church. On last Saturday night Mr. Itatcllffe set a hook for the 'gator and he was landed. It measured Ave and ^ half feet long. Mrs. J. Ij; King went to^th^ Colum bia hospital 1 on Tuesday , for treatment. She was accompanletf by-her husband. A number of employes of the Sea hoard railway had a'plcnlc at the Big Spring on Tuesday. The Sunday School of Mrs. C. L. Mays at the Methodist church enjoyed an outing at the Big Spring yesterday. All had a delightful time.' . We have been on the lookout for some good fellow to bring us in a nice water melon before now, but so far the melon has failed to show up. Now friends, don't don't be bashful about this mat ter. Bring the melon right on. We assure you that wo wilt not -get of - fended in the least. During the latter part of April the council and hoard of health here asked our citizens to have their premises put in a sanitary condition. In the ma jority of eases this request was heeded and as a consequence our town is as clean and sanitary as most little towns In the state. However, It Is oujf opin ion, that the work of cleaning up should not stop with the work done in the spring. The board of health should insist that an inspection of the prem ise^. of every citizen in town made dfttce a week through the summer months anyway. If an epidemic of fever should break out here it would j be tod late then to remedy the harm done. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of Cure." Onb of the greatest nee<la of this lit tle town Is a park or play ground for th? ohlldron. Such -apbm?i could ho fljfed iip and made attractive at com parative small cost and It* value to the children, and yortng folks would i>c incalculable. We make this augjrwtlon With no Idea that It will be adopted. < OKM.lt IKILIHNO SOI I) Hauidsomr lluftldiiiVwiil likely iio l p on Corner Itroad and D?K?lb, The building and lot located at for tier of Itroad and DcKalb streets, owu: M J>> Capt. I,. L. Clyhurn, of t IiIh rutin iy, and K. W. Murchison, of Itochestcr, N. V., wax sold thin week to Mr. Hen ry Hava^e of this city through the real estate agency of HI), aw A Perry, The price paid whh $10,000- and only last year tin* same pro|s?rty whh hoU! by Mr. W. It. Kve, Jr., for $7, 000. Wo understand that Mr. Joseph H. Crocker, a wealthy citizen of lioston, Ma?H., will la? associated with Mr. Savage in the new property, and It is. the pur)>osc of the new owner* to erect an office building coatlutf arovmd f40,<K>o, with Htore room first floor to he occupied an a Jinking jiouae., Mr. Savage has not fully made his plans, hut he will leave for lioston sonic time in the near future and hi* plans will he announced later. This Ih considered to h? the numt desirable location* in Camden ? directly opposite the post office building and the i>eo ple of Camden will be glad to know that there Ih a likelihood of this old property being changed Into a modem building. New Law ^Irm. Messrs. J. Hughes Cooper, Paul A. Cooper, of Columbia, and Samuel N. Nicholson. of Camden, have formed a partnership for the practice of law In Camden.. Mr. Nicholson will l>e for the present in active charge of the Camden office. Mr. J. H. Cooper and Mr. P. A. Cooper constitute the firm of Cooper & Coojjer, of Columbia, S. C\, and will Continue th?dr practice, at that place. Mr. J, p. Cooper leaves for Columbia Uni versity, New York, to take a special course in damages, evidence and crim inal law, and will return about the first of September. Mr. Nicholson is ji<*vcent honor graduate of the Univer sity ?South -Carolina, and his friends In Camden wish the new firm success In their profession. FtVst 'CpSn Bloom! Mr. W. J'i. .Hendtix, overseer on Mr. <rco. T.. Little's (Dunlap) farm, report ed a cotton blooni found on the 17th Inst. This is the ttraf to be reporter! at tills office. p Mr. J; W. B. Dixon, overseer on the < 'a prison ? farm several-miles east" of Camdeiy reported a bloom on the 22nd inst. Lost His Barn. The' barn and stables of Capt. H. F. Huile, of Liberty Iltll, wore destroyed by fire on Friday last. The loss was $800 with insurance amounting to $500, The live stock was saved but carriages and vehicles were lost. r 1915 Acts Now Ready. Printed Copies of the Acts and Joint Resolutions of the general Assembly passed at the regular session of 101R have been received by Clerir of Court .Tnmes II. Clyburn. The Clerk requests that magistrates and others entitled to <u>les of the Acts call in person and receipt for same. im Oh, no, bht at the same time the sug gestion fs a good one and we should l>o glad to see the park established. The second game of ball of the sea son was played at the park here on Tuesday afternoon between llethune nml Hamlet. It^was a very poor exhi bition of the national sport indeed. Not on account of Had playing by the home team, as our boys would have riven the HpectatorH the worth of their motley if they had been opposed by al most any other ball team than Ham let, but the gang that came down from the North Carolina town was ? well, to state is mildly, tough? ^we mean the ball team and their rooters. It was the roughest crowd that Bethune has ever gone up against. They "guyed' (be ball team, here, the town, paid, their respect* ? to theumpire and spec tators >vith a great deal more force than eloquence. One fellow was ar rested and fined $2 for cursing on the ball ground, ? and some of the ladies present becamc so disgusted with the language used by some of the visitors that they left the ball park. The score wns 7 to 2 in . favor of Hamlet'. A special train was run from Hamlet, bringing a large crowd, most of whoirt had a picnic at the Big Spring. Tilier's Ferry will play a game with llethune next Tuesday, June 29th. Ev erybody come out. Oat* will be here for a series of three games on Thursday -and Friday, July 1st and 2nd. These will be interesting contest* and well worth seeing. ACCIDENTALLY KILLKI). William 1>. BmImw, Formerly of Thin Comity Kwdved Mortal Injury. William I*. Barnes, one of throe men from Olympla, who WMIt down the Bluff road lust nl^lit to shoot a dog suffering from black tongue, re ceived In his right breast the load /roiu an accidentally discharged shot kuii ami died of Ids wound within 20 minute*. An Inquest will he held by Coroner Heott thin morning at 10 O'clock at 018 Main street. Mr. Ila rue h, year* of age, em ployed In the (J ran by mill and residing at 227 PlCC^dtlly ntreet, left Olympla >? hyrtly lK?fore 0 o'clock In u hijggy, in company with Uwrence Bradley, employed In the Hiehhuul mill, and 'i had Mcintosh, a clerk of the Pal metto Burial Insurance company. They went Out to kill a dog which > jit was feared might develop rabies. On the way they decided' to go on to the Wilson plantation, where after dis patching the dog they could go swirn mlng. Arrived at their destination, they were turning the vehicle around, when in some way the. shotgun In the huggy was flred. The charge made a large wound In Mr. Karnes' right sitle. Ho retained cohHciousness until he died. Mr. Barnes leaves a wife, formerly Miss Kabon, of i^llllan, and several children. ? Thursday's Htate. Mr. Barnes wan a native of Kershaw county, being a son of T. W. Barnes, of near Camden. Death of a Child. Little Krnest Weldon McMackln, died at Heath Spring early Monday morn ing, aged 21 months, the only child Of Mr. and Mrs. Frazler McMackln. t'he body was luld to rest In the Heath Hprlug cometory. Mrs. A? J. Ballard, and Thorn a? und Will Ballard, ot Hock 11111; Mrs. W. 'H. Block well, of Oam den ; Mrs. I? H. Hoscoe, of ColumhlAi attended the funeral. Mrs. Creed Dead. After an Illness lasting several years, Mrs. Itonte flreed* ..wUfe_ot. Mr. J. JBL <3 reed, of the Oantey section* died ut I>er liome Tti???<lRy, .Itinn ^fJrrt. Mmr Creed was 40 years pf age und'la sur vived l>y five cliildrGir^Hiid "her hus band, besides other relatives In this county. The funeral and burial took place at Flint. Hill Haptlst church Wednesday afternoon, services being "ComTucted by Rev. John A. Davison/ of friends and relatives were present to pay their last respects to the de ceased. Mr. Creed and family are well known throughout the county, and have the sympathy of a host of friends in theip bereavement. Vatea For Bonds. By a vote of 42 to the citizens of Blaney ( School District No. 12) cnr r led the election for the issuance of $8,000 bonds for the purpose of erect ing a modern school building in that dlHtrlet. Returns from Germany. i . . : - -The many friends of Miss Tre&sa Block are delighted to give her, the glad hand of welcome on her return to Camden after an absence of a year in war-torn Europe. She came over on the " liotte^dam? 1 landing in Now York on Decoration Day! After -- spending Home time with relatives there, she was anxious to again set foot on Cam den soil where the continued interest of a wide circle of friends awaited her. She arrived in Camden Wednes day. Miss Block's QxpOrlenc&j and* ob servations were many ond varied She brought a number of souvenirs of the great struggle with her. Several of her ..kinsmen. are, members of theJKaia er's army. Chronicle readers remem ber the interesting letter published from Miss Block while ii^ Germany, and they will be glad to know that she has promised thin paper to give an ac count of her trip for publication. New Teachers Elected. - The Board of Trustees of School JMstrict No. 1 Announce the selection Jjif Mr. R. J. Syphon, of Abbeville, to take the place of Mr. L W. Boykln, .Tr., as principal of the Camden .High School, and Miss Nora M.^lDavls, who Is now in Chicago, ait an additional teacher for the eleventh grade. The .board has made an earnest effort to secure only the very best teachers to All these vacancies, and only made their selections after a thorough search. The school at CAmden has been In Class C for the past few seasons, and the board has every reason to bfeU?*<? that with the past seasons work It will now be easily classed in B, rihd by the end of another school term they hope to have the Camden Schools in Class A. ITEMS OVER THE STATE Short Newt Note# Gathered From Our Exchanges. There was no faftn of the Court of ( iciHTuI Sessions of DurlltiKtoii county thla week, Iwcause (hero were.no cane* * to |>o tried. The governor has Issued tlOO com missions to notai t. ? . public. The feeft amount to $1/21K, which k<m>s Into the general state fund. W. K. Black, principal of the school at r*xlngton, suffered the 1 ohm of his thumb and bin left hand wan badly lacerated, when he fell from a motor cycle. Utility of mauHlaughter wa? the ver dict In the cane of J. W. Messervey. charged with the killing of J, I>. Alt man, of ZUveuellf, In 11KH). The case wan tried In ('harle.ston Friday. Deptjty Sheriff J, II. Boulware, who whh aerlotiKly wounded during the . Winsboro tragedy taut Monday, will ' very likely recover. J)eputles Steven son ami Beckham arc also on the road to recovery. lCx-(Jovcrnor 0, B-Blease has heeu retained by the defense In the caae of the state against the three men, Ernest Isenhower, James KawlH and Jewe Morrison, indicted for murder In con nection with the Winnsboro Affair. Governor Manning In not discourage ed by the failure, oft he Charleston grand jury to find indictment* in the liquor cases, but he has luatructed Sheriff Martin to redouble his efforts to suppress the sale of liquor In that city. The New York court of appeals on Friday, denied ttoe application of Chas. llecker, convicted police lieutenant, for re-iirgument on its decision alllrming sentence of death. Becker's only chance now la clemency from Governor Whit man. * . , Godfrey M. Whltaker, a young white man of the Swansea section, of Lexing ton county, was found guilty at the court of general sessions on the charge of wronging a young woman. Judge gM^tehcetl ' tTielnan to two ' yeartT Hofcriaomiient.* ease was appealed^ yt3 . ' t> ? . - Because the iwtrons of Kvergreert school district in Florence county at tin election last Friday, defeated a proposition to lHHue bonds sufllclent to bnlld a new School' iiouse, ~ffie Trustees : lg tuitions to the county superintendent ; of education. avv:-;: Jesse Morrison, Ernest Isenhower and Ja iuoh Hauls, who have been In-*, dieted on the.charge of murder la con nection >vitl? the tragedy at Wlhnsboro Monday, and who have been In tho Winnsboro Jail, were on Wednesday re moved to the state penitentiary by or* der of Governor Manning. The Htate convention of-glnners will aaseftiblc in Columbia on July. 26tli. The business of they^Qpventlon will be the consideration '-bf laws for the pinners' protection, the purchasing of bagging and ties direct from the fac tory, arranging for the fall seed crop, mere co-operation, mutual (Ire protec tion, etc. /N ? ... :i: Four Anderson comity ijegroes ? one of them a woman, have been arrested charged with using the United States malls in an attempt to defraud. It Ik alleged that the negroes ordered goodH from ,a mall order house on approval, forging tho ^mes *0 several persons t^IHJst niaster at^rt^stmT ^ Paul Kelly, a young white man was acquitted of the murder of 'J^jfctlior In Pickens county last week. Tlie eld er Kelly had abused the younger Kel ly's wife and when the son remon strated, the elder man made for his gun. Young Kelly was quicker and shot his father in the thigh, the man dying from the wound three days later. ? * ...... ? ? iv . \ ; Creigbton Bradley, n young farmer living near Sumter, was probably fa jtally ptfabbed In front of his home rliursVfay night by a party of toughs from Oheraw. It seems that the party which consisted of three men and three women, wetfe returning from Sumter. They were all drinking and Stopped In front of Bradley's home for some rea hoii. There they raised a disturbance. Wlien the young farmer came out and , remonstrated with them, t,yo of the men la the .party stabbed him. The whole crowd was later arreated. The ? ?iree men are now in jail at Sumter pending the outcome of Bradley's in juries; while the women were released on ball of $25 each. " ? . An average man breetbf* about 21 cubic feet of air into h\9 lungs wry hour.