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VOLUME XXVII CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1915 NUMBER 18. MASONS MUD PICNIC. I j-x.a j ^ | Pr^iiM thu Address and Jiig Dinner rehired Day at Hettiune. i BetUum*. Aug. 10 ?Tbe annual j,Jr and l*H#? of ^yncliwocxl Ma (imk Lodge was held hero last Friday, ^gjtt. a large crowd was present, prin dpally vUltors from other ye<??lonjj?, ^ nil w*enic<l t<> enjoy the occasion the fulle?t. ('apt. J. W. JIamel, of Kershaw, was present and conferred the Hide degrees. AI?out 1 o'clock din ner wan nerved In the grove near the kail and it l? useless to attempt to live a description of this, the most im portant feature of the occasion. Itoast beef. baked and fried chicken, coun try ham, vegetables, cakes and plea ot every description, Ice cold lemon ade and other tempting viands too aunwrouK to mention were there In ibundanw and It la needless to state that every one (fid full justice to them. The writer is especially indebt ed to Mrs. It. B. Elliott and Migt^ Jes de Johnson for a plate each of nice thing* to eat. After the picnic dinner on ^riday, ftpt. J. W. HameJt of Kershaw, de lirered a spleudid address on prohi bition in the Masonic hall to a fair liwd audience. He began by cort jntulatiuK the citizens of this school district in recently voting $9,000 bonds to erect a modern school building here. Cipt. Hamel's address was a calm, dispassionate argument against the preposterous claims made by the Wholesale Liquor Dealers association of America in ft pamphlet which is Wn? scattered broadcast over South Carolina at present. By facte and Ipires he explained that total prohi bition would mean increased health, tootentmeut and prosperity to our peo ple instead of the reverse, as is claim (d iy the liquor advocates or local optionlsts. Capt. Hamel's talk was both interesting and instructive and wis listened to with close attention tod we believe that he made a num ber of converts to the cause of State- ; wide prohibition here. I We believe the time has come when the people of this country should de mand that the manufacture and sale, the keeping and storing of intoxicat iag llqpora should cease. Liquor has reaped its reward in ruining the fives i of enouRb young men in the past, and here at home. Enough tears have been shed; enough poverty has been brought about ; there are enough wid ows and orphans whose fathers and husbands have been called away un timely; it has filled the jails and the penitentiaries long enough, as it has the lunatic asylums and other insti tutions. Time has proved that, strong driuk is a monster. It should go. Ajid the patriotic men of this state, the fentlemen, we grant , you, who take a *5nX_ aa gentlemen, should forego whatever of pleasure there is in the winking of liquors to them, in order to save the erring brother. /We are *11 our brothers' keepers. Let every, patriotic son of this state .put his Uil(ler to tlie ftn(l hetp to roll ?>e liquor barrel into the sea of past ^collections. ? Abbeville Press and Banner. ' Mr. L. W. West attended the funeral of Mrs. Catherine West, sister of Supervisor West, near Cassatt, last Friday. The announcement of the death of Mr*. R. a> Reynolds, near Lucknow, was received here last week. Mrs. Reynolds had been ill for some time with typhoid, fever. The funeral ser ?ttas and burial were held at High BUI Truellpht church, conducted by Rev. John W. Watkins, of Camden. The next session of the Bethune flfcded school will begin about Sept. 15th. The following corps of teachers lave t>een elected ?WIQ1R-16 ae? I'rIiiiTiml, Prof. A. H. Banks. St. Matthews ; assistants, Miss Daisy McDonald and Mrs. A. M. McNaull, tethune; Miss Harriet Stroman, Mt. Cartnel; Miss Annie Alexander, Cam fen; and Miss Marv Robinson, Oswe *>. . ' '? ???. lr.: Miss I/>ta Lucas and Mr. Ben Mc both of the Tiller's Ferry sec Non, wore married at the Presbyte manse here last Sunday night, 15th inst.. Rev. J. M. Forbls of ficiating. #The bride is the younjjest ^vhter of Mr. and Mrs:" S. D. Lucas the groom is a progressive young former of Tillers Ferry. The young f^npio aro i,05?p congratulated by many friends, who wish them a and happy life. ? ? T Tin* many friends and acquaintances ' M. ltethune, who la' still V* hospital at Richmond, will be to io*rn thftt his con<ntlon la ^r- ?ncb improved, according to. the k*t news from his t>edfttde. > r- Moody Hough and family, of 22; ***** 11 few day* 016 P*"1 * 11034 T ^ir old home several here, . j *** b Mr. and Mrs. U D. Robert son, on Sunday morning. Aug. iftth, u daughter. > Mrs. Nellie Waterw, an ol?l lady who lives about two miles below town, was strickeu with paralysis last .Saturday myrnlug while out In the yard and up ,to this writing hua not si>okcu hut a word, or two. Her condition 1h con sidered serious and hut little hope Ih entertained of* her recovery. Mrs. Waters la the mother of Mctwrn. I41 fayette, J. W., and T. K. Waters and Mrs. Tillman Jordan. Mr. E. M. Huekabee told us one day this week that he Intended to double his acreage sown In wheat this fall. Other farmers In thla section exi>ect to plant more wheat thin fall than last. . >?; ? , Mr#. Wm. Blackwell and children, ?of Hartsvllle, were visitors here laat | week. Miss Katie Holder, of MeBee, s|>ent last Friday In town. [ Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McDowell spent lost week with the former's sister, Mrs. Davis, at Anderson, S. C, Mr. W. B. Sellers and three daugh ters, Misses ft|arie, Sadie and Mamie, of Cameron, S. C., arrived In town last Friday afternoon for a short vis it. They came down In their Ford car. Mr. .J. K. I)eKay and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. K. n. Elliott and children, Mr. Wade Stokes and children, from near Camden, were visitors at the Masonic plculc here last Friday. Mrs. L. W. Carter and two children, a hoy and girl,". of Norfolk, Va., spent a few days theh past week with the former's sister, Mrs. L, W. West Mr. K. W. Windham, of the Clyde section of Darlington county, spent a couple of days In town the i>ast week. Miss Luclle Barnes, of Camden, Is visiting at the hoihe of Mr. and Mrs. J. h. King. Mrs. Joe Hough left on Saturday for a visit of some time to relatives at Lancaster. Mr. Hough went up on Tuesday for a couple of days' stay. Miss Rebecca Nelson, of Camden, spent a day or so here this week. Mr. nnd Mrs. L. W. West and Mrs. [X A. McCaskill spent yesterday inj Columbia* i I Mr Louis Beasley, of Lamar, was here Monday. ? Miss Kate Barnes, of route 1, is spending some time here with Jier sis ter, Mrs. J. B. Gardner. Mr. Lee Vaughan and little daugh ter, Lois, spent a few days near Cy press, Darlington county, last week. Mr. T. Homer Josey, one of the pro gressive farmers of the Tiller's ferry section, Is having a new six-room resi dence erected adjoining his old resi dence. Mr. J. B., Seegars, who is In the express service with headquarters at Richmond, spent a few days with his father, Mr. W. D. Seegars here this week. Mr. Seegars and son went up to their old home at Mt. Plsgah on Sunday, where a family reunion was held. The occasion was greatly en tJoyed and about 125 persons were present. ? Mrs. A. W." Thompson, of ijlrming ham, Ala., who has been spending the summer with her sister here, Mrs. O. M. Ward* was carried to the Columbia hospital last Sunday and was operated on yesterday at 12 o'clock for appen dicitis. A telegram received yerter day afternoon stated that she was get ting along nicely. Mrs. Hershman Dead. * Although not unexpected the commu nity waa saddened Thursday morning to learn of the death of Mrs. Ann Alex ander Hershman, which occurred at her lake home on Union Street at 7 :30 Wednesday evening. Mrs. Hershman was in her 81st year and was a descendant of one of Cam den's oldest ? families. In early girl hood she married Mr. John T. Hersh man who was for many years editor of the old Camden Journal. After the war between the states they moved to New York where they reared a fami ly of one son and two daughters. The son died several years ago and Mrs. Hershman, then a widow, came with her daughters back to her native town. A woman of the old South, charm ing in manner and person; -tr- lovely christian character, she was beloved by all who- knew her. She leaves two daughters, Misses I^eila and May Hershman, orie grand daughter, Mrs. Kemp, of Pittsburgh, f*a., and on? brother, Dr. I. H. Alex ander of this city, "and a number of close relatives to whom we extend sympathy. The funeral was held yes terday afternoon at the' home at 5 o'clock. AMOS UXU UKOHNMI. \U?n|rtMl U Cnm Kiter la B?a a md Bady r<yi BcAaw Camina IteporU have k?(-M Caukdeo of the ?Irowulug uf Amos Reed, a uncru, in the Wfttenw River, tnr\ru mik-? north of (^a unlet 1 Itot Friday aftrfliouu. The accident happened wbeo the wpo wu retumng from a ball game acruM the river. There were M-vml tn the par ty and Reed was pvlioc a buat when the swift current of the swollen river caused the boat to get away from him. Parties on tb? river bank watch ed lilm until he sot out of sight. It is not known whether the boat was overturned or U*e negro attempted to , Mwiw sshore. A search was kept up for the body but nothing was heard of It until a negro Butler Robinson, (tailing in a lake In Antrum's swamp below Camden found a body lodged between some logs Wednesday after noon which proved to be the body of Reed. It had drifted nearly 22 miles from where the accident is supposed to have happened. Amos Reed was a hardworking in dustrious negro aud ? owned a line farm north of Camden and was well thought of by both darner He was a fine swimmer and his companions are at a loss to know how he came to drown. Fell Praaa Library Building. | While at work on the roof of the Carnegie Library building on Monu ment park Tuesday morning. Mr. E. C. Stoker, a metal worker, fell from the building, a distance of over thirty feet aud was considerably bruised. The injured man was carried to the Cam deu hospital and was able to leave there > Wednesday morning. It is thought that the fall was tamed by the man's rubber soled shoes causing htm to lose his footing By lodging on a scaffold the fall was somewhat broken and doubtless prevented his injuries from lieiug serious. Mr. Stoker was employed by the I>elay roofing company of Columbia, and resides in that, city where he has a^wife and two children He returned to his home in Columbia Wednesday. ? Local Committee Named. Before leaving Camden last week., Mr. A. S. Johnstone, secretary of the State Board of Charities and Correc tions secured the consent of Messrs. C. /: Shannon, Jr.. George T. Little and Dr. J. W. Corbett to serve as a local commJLJtee, as provided for by {law, to visit and inspect the Institu tions from .time to time and **to en courage and aid the 'local authorities in maintaining such instntttftonS-JB an efficient manner." This local comaalt tee and the State board will co-operate with officials and the public in these various line of work. These gentlemen have received their appointment and will serve without compensation. Governor Offers Knrari Governor Manning hit dfawl a re ward of $50 for the capture of George Hurray, alias Gllliard Murray, wanted in this county for a serious offense committed in the Boykin aeetlon of the county several months agoi A de scription of the negro was pubtisbed in this paper at the time the crime was committed. He had recently fin ixbed serving a sentence at the State farm in the lower part of the county. Picnic at Vaughan's MDL There will be a basket picnic at Vaughan'w iltil -Wednesday, Aug. 25th The public is cordially invited to at tend and bring well filled baskets. O ??7 ? Meeting at Lag<4T. Itev. Edward Owens, of Ignllins. S. C., has been assisting tho pastor. Her. Rosier Barnes in a protracted aweting at the Methodist church at Logoff , Good crowds have baen In attendance! and great interest was- taken tp th*-1 meeting. It came to a dole Tuesday: afternoon and Rer. Owenk went to . St. Paul church in west wateree when* I be will assist in a meeting tor the re mainder of the week and probably next j week. . Birthday. Celebration. We tnrre bw?n iwiuwMwl to IMWafrfe" that on August 22nd. there will be a picnic and birthday celebration |t the home of Mr. J. A. Mann, near Jeffer son. The public Is invited. Water The Water 4 Light Plant wind on August 9th a report Cram F. I Parker, chemist sUting that the pie of water sent flat this plant '-?at ? I-K0 FRANK LYNCH KD. Guard* mi Hillledgeviilc Overpowered mnd Prisoner Carried to Marietta. Marietta, (Ja? Aug. 17? I ah> M. frank, convii'UHl of the murder of Mary lMtaieuu in Arjatua In ltm and commuted to life Imprisonment by for m*r Governor John M. Slaton, wuh lynched early this morning two miles out*ide of Marietta, the home of the ?Barriered girl. A m??b dragged Frank from the Mil ledge v Hie, prison farm at midnight and nieberi away in automobiles. U 1m Maid that none of the armed guards attempted to save him. Frank had been dead several hour# When hi* body was found hanging from a tree near the limits of thin city. The wound in his ueck, which wan inflicted with a knife by William Creen, another life prisoner several weeks ago and which had practically healed, was re opened and his body was covered with Mood. " Wttle doubt is entertained that the a?ot> was from Marietta. Several well loaded automobiles left here early last night in time to make the round trip by daylight this morning. The I tody was still hanging to the .tree -at 10:30 this morning on account of the absence of Sheriff Hicks of Cobb cwnty. Five thousand persons gath ered around the tree aVid Viewed the Ifbastly work of the mob. ^1*e chief of police of Marietta de Hares he has no clue to the lynchers, hot he is doing his best to find them. Frank's hands were locked with handcuffs and fastened in front of his body. Supt. Burk. of the prison farm, de scribed how he was held up by the lynchers and handcuffed and how the jaob dragged Frank from bed by the arms, legs and hair after the prison guard had been covered with pistols by the mob. The superintendent said that Frank suffered intensely as he was being taken from the prison as he groaned audibly. '.The. whole affair took only <lre minutes. Burk declares he did not recognlz^ any meznher of the mob. Only a few of the men were masked. The lynching today marfts the final chapter In the most sensational mur der trial in the criminal court annals of Georgia. Several weeks ago It was rumored that Frank would be taken from the prison and lynched, but noth ing came of it, and this perhaps led to the belief that no posse would ever atteupt to take, the man from the hands of the law which would hold ? him the remainder of his life. Specu lation today has it that the mob walt t_>ri until the recent excitement had died down, believing that the guards about the prison would not be "on their guard" and that now would l>e the time to make the attack on. the prison. -Frank was removed from the prison hospital only yesterday, his physicians stating that he was again strong enough to be returned to the stockade, but bis wound had not completely healed and it was tender enough to he easily t-roken. Gov. Nat E. Harris deplores the lynching and has stated that the of ; ficials of Georgia will do everything possible by way of offering rewards, ete, for the capture of the gnllty par ties*. Several men stamped the face of the ?lead man when It was later cut down from the tree, tyany urged that it be mutilated. Judge Morris prevented this action, taking the^ body away in his automo bile. \ The mob of about 20 men reached the prison shortly before midnight and pared the way for entrance into the Itrisou gates by first holding up the vrarden and superintendent, both of j whom were handcuffed and guarded > by several members of the posse with n. drawn revolvers, and then taking the two guards by surprise and handcuff ing them*. - 'v * j Tbe mob then went Into the prison" SSu Qu'vk'ij luvainl ihe Cot uii wu'iOii Frank slept. Whether this bad been done at a previous date preparatory to the lynching last night or whether the guards were forced to point out 'the life prisoner is not known, but no -time was tent ? in ratcbing ? the man rtfle be was asleep and literally drag ging him from the stockade despite his. groans caused by fright and pain. TV work of the mob^was done qntetty. With the exception of a chance raaitii In the bearing of a convict by om e# tbe members that Frank's body wnifti be found on Mary Phngan's grar* this morning, only ope mtn wbo bad keen ekoBin as loader opened bis nwtl Be gave orders quietly and they were as iiuletly carried out. There was no he |urit(i pr|j|on hhvb the KroiuiN Of the terrified Frank 11>)(i the ahuffllng other convicts who ??? awakened by the e, .trance ?f the poaae. A, f?r ?N k|?)wl| Fr(1||k d >?t speak u word, merely crying ? twin hm tile lynchers handled him mobile'' Wm to ??t? Karlicr Report*. MllledKeville, Aug. 17.~Karly re. |>orl* wer<. conflicting, rumors having ''I"'"1"'''*1 ",ut prisoner was wf Hf M? r"!" |H'"lt,'"ll?rJ' ?'V '< iiuin of hla friends and xplrltml away KrLk',,'r t!"8 the ,M<t that k wan lynched wan established lie a .h ,r'n "" W""" *** ??? found ?* Hliort distance from Marietta. It developed ?w? artcr tjie delivery s made that there were only two guarda on ,l,?y at the ,,r|8()n when taken from hla cell. Theae are aald to have been the two X' were on ,|uty when Prank waa attack ed with a knife l>y William Oreen, ? I How prisoner, several weeks ago It la thought that leader, of the h learned positively the loon t on of h rank'a cot In the prlaon dor mltory ?n<i had bided time until he waa released from the hospital where he hid been held ?l?oa hla throat was cut by (irec?. Although no member* of the mob ire known Kralk h"?' """ ,or '^nchlUK trank have been brewing since he waa taken to the hospital. ' , 1 lm warden and auperlntendent of the penitentiary were held up by sev eral members of the mob while others went to the prison and literally drait. Ked the whlt^faced prisoner out*, whlsk?l h, 'V be,?re m'd"'*bt ?"<> whlak?l him away 1? au automol.lle towards Katont,,,, The mob made quick work of their prey aa soon as they reached a secluded spot near the home of the murdered girl. Superintendent's Story. J- M. Burke, superintendent of the Prison, gave out the following state u?''r to the door just aa I vas about to retire. When I passed me6 amrr?1Cl 'W? 8tr?ng men grabb?I (iifr "" 1"HtnBt hand I U rlBt"' Four ?thers stood two with'* me' tWO Wltl1 "hot?uns and two With heavy pistols. I remonstmt jjrfaud they declared It waa u6 use for ? KC|U|? ?? they had come for r*o M. Frank and were going to get him. I was inarched up to the peni Z by a gunrU which wiJl as we Pr?ceeded. deJTT1 We reatAed the building a demand was given for the gate to he ~ wr the;tru8tj" w*|Q was on nnfr V demurred one of. the men kI?^ ??fUthlhat thB prlsoner would be1 killed if he did not open the gate at once The gate Was unlocked and 8 | es er, a night gpard, came forward. I He was immediately 'covered' and or dered to throw up his hands. Way,Up steps I was halted1 several men rushed by me and made a dash for Prank* ?Z. a' prisoner who witnessed the seizure said that four men grabbed Prank by his WWIe a flfth ca,,ght him hJ the hair. i? this fashion they "FrT J"'" <l0W" th? steps ,,ast me. never uttered a word but an parently he was suffering intensely and groaned from pain inflicted by the rough handling. , ? ' ? ? he Pr3ter th<; cr?w<> started nway with ??rank I asked the fellow who had ?wlP'.T "i.? handcu'r,, o? '?e to un lock then, but he only laughed sardon tcally and saw If x would accompany them they would take off the !ro?s. It was ell done within five minutes waTttao,lt0 m<i' T"e Whole I)roc?dure >as timed as a well orilered, methodl ?"'"Position and oidy a few words were spoken. The leader did all the talking Just as they started nway one riTtT ,n ,,nK' tell it they were gone." Funeral in New York. NVw York, Auk. 18. ? No arrange* meats have a e yet been made for the funeral of Leo M. Frank, whose body Is expecte<l to arrive here early tomor row. Ills parents today requested that they be left alone to bury the body of tlhelr son as quietly as possible. Lynched In Alabama. ? Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 18. ? ."Kid" Jackson and Henry Russell, negroes, were lynched at Hope Hull, ten miles from here early today. Another negro, whose name has not been learned wa a rescued, but died at a local hospital later. _ _ ^ _ ' ? / '??*v The negroes were accused of poison ing mules on the McLaln plantation,! several months ago. 1 - - m. mMlBte KOK KIFIJC PRACTICE. Member* of K<>rNh?w Guards (Mkradl to Ktyx Kifle K*n*e. Captain VOW Tresekow received j?m terduy the following clnular Utter from the Adjutant ticneral, addre*Med to the company commanders of 3rd Ita tall ion 1st K. Infantry: "1 desire that you Inform m<* by return wall, how many mewt.?erM of your organisation can l>e brought to State ('amp Site, Ktyx, H. C., for rtfie practice, August 'M, 27. aud '2H* In clusive, leaving their home stations 00 the afternoon of August 25 ai?d ?* turning evening of 2Kth. IrtttiHwru tion and luNlltMOB will l?e CarnUbed. "Realising the Importance of ea<t member of the National Guard baring un opportunity to Improve their ??-" eiency In rifle practice, and In view of tihc fact ? that your organization ha* no rifle rauge available, 1 desire too 1 give them this opportunity for prae I tice, aud urge that you have as many as i>oHHtble present for Instruction on these dates. "If your organisation fails to take advantage of this opportunity for Im proving their record in this most Im portant branch of the service. It will reflect great discredit upon them. I therefore trust that you wfll not lose sight of the importance of bavins ev ery member of your company i*re?ettt-~ Captain von Tresekow stated that out ,of about twenty members so far spoken to fourteen had stated they could attend, and that all men seemed anxious to go. HI tie practice is of utmost Impor tance, and it lies with the business men of the> town to permit their dtffci to participate. Messrs. Pea roe and Young have taken the lead aud set a tine example by signifying their wil lingness. It is hojted that other firms and business men will follow suit. For Stealing Chickens. Chief of police Whitaker and Con stable Sinclair arrested three negro boys at the Seaboard passenger station , Thursday morning charging them iritb stealing chickens. For some time cit izens bad reported the loss of fowls aud the small boys had Iteoome bold In their thefts. At one place they went in the day tithe while the oocn pants were away 011 a visit. Members of the clan kept watch at the front while others went in the back yard and ran the fowls down. Mrs. Hough Dead. Mrs. Katherlne J. Ilough. aged 58 years, died at the home of her mother. Mrs. Nancy J. West, in the Oaasatt section last Thursday. The funeral and burial was at Providence church pii Friday, services being conducted bjr Rev. A. K. Fulmer. She is survived by her mother and two brothers ? Mes srs. M. C. Wes? and S. Wet; and one sister, Mrs. W. H. Tiller, of West Wateree. Sale of Real Estate.^ Fifty acre? of the Alexander prop erty four miles east of Camden, was Hold this week to I. J. McKenrif. The DuBoso cottage on Fair street, now occupied by C. W. Evans, was sold this week to W. F. Nettles. . Both sales were made through the real estate agency of Shaw ? Perry. Will Close at Five. We have been requested by the post office to state that the money order and registry window from now on will be closed at five p. m. Instead of at six p. m. The general delivery and p window will remain open until six PiOTO. REALTY TRANSFPlWt # Aa Shown by Books in Office of County Auditor. J. D. Ingram to Marie D. William*, 85 acres, $1,500. < Esther S. Davis to B. HL Boyoe, 1 lot in cemetery, $5. j ? W ? L. McDowell to J no. 8. 14&dsay, - - lot to rear of srtore of L L. Block and I'. A. WittkoWsky, $350/ ! John 8. Lindsay to Joseph B. Crock er, lot fo rear of ^ Block and L; A. WIttkotrsly, $350. K. W. Murchlson to Joseph B. Crock er, half Interest In 1 bouse and lot iz corner Main and DeK^ilb fits., $2X>00. Ii. L Clyburn to Joseph B. Crocker, * lot and 2 buildings comer of Main rtttI DeKalb Sts., $2,88*. , Jane Belton to Dave Furman, 92 acres, $3. Bettie O. Fields to Trustees Moot DUtrict No. 25, $&.'?.* *0. II, Fort to Mamie K. Fort, 1 1-2 acres on Cheraw road, $5. kcd love and affection. ... Elisabeth B. Watklns to iHMr R