The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 08, 1915, Image 1
VOLUME XXVII
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1915
NUMBER 25
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AKAIiH < ask settled.
(^rnuwy Kxprefcsw Krgre4 and Agrees
T? r?> Indemnity for Uvea l^ost.
<,r|- &? ^''i-ninny Jwis
?<rt?ded to ,,,w American
^inands for ,M*t t li-un'iii ??r tin? Arabic
cum' The Jiujwrlal Government In a
jtUl,, presented todfry by Its Ambas
sador, Count von Beriwtorff. to Hecr*
ury fanning, disavow* the slukiiiK of
M -sel, iiiiimiinces tllll t it ,hus HO
potiM tbe submarine commander who
made the attack. expresses regret for
the joss of American llvw, and agrees
to pay indemnity to their families. ,,
Official Washington was both .gratb
lied and relieved by the diplomatic
victory. The communication delivered
by the Ambassador pursuant to genera
il Instructions from his government
iprt'itd absolute confidence that there
fould l>o bo submarine controversies
between the United States and Ger
many, for the document reveals that
itrlugent orders have been g|ven to
.mbmarlne commanders to prevent a
recurrence of such incidents aw the
Arable.
Since this case embraces the> jprln
^cipies for which President Wilson coi)
teode^l in hlM notes following the tor
pedoing of the raisitanla and Falalm,
tonceHslons made by Germany to the
American viewpoint were generally re
garded tonight as paving the \yay for
amicable settlement of all the cases
irbicb have threatened sgveraiice of
diplomatic relations between the two
countries.
Count von Hernstorff left here to
night happy over the. results of his
work, expressing the confident hope
that relations between Germany and
the United States would continue to
improve.
; With settlement of the Arabic co?\
tfrwewjr the despatch.. ta_ Great Britain
of the long-delayed American note on
?interference with trade is expected
within a few days. '
^-President Wilson has. . consistently |
, refused to send this communication
While the issues with Germany were
pending, because the Beilin Govern-!
|ent had, through its notes, given' the
impression that on the ac^on which [
the United States to6i> with one set ;
?f belligerents depended ltd own con- 1
fermity of international law. As the
feues with Germany appear now to
te adjusting themselves, the President,
flf is known, feels free to press Great
^Britain for a modification of the or
tlers-ln-councll and restrictions of
lifter lean trade. *
lit was not until the German . Am
fessador submitted his letter today
ttiat the change in relations between
<tymany and the United States be
Jg* -definite. Previous- suggestions
Count von Berustorff has made
Jwe considered unsatisfactory. In
York last Saturday, the Amba#
Nor had submitted a. draft of a let
? on the Arabic case, but since it
not include admission of liability
< agreement to pay Indemnity its
were not acceptable to either
. < ent I, son or Secretary Lansing.
iem.o *? 10/ame t0 Washington at the
of Mr. Lansing. iQ a 'few
w learned of American
ii"!"! ,. obJectfon?xapi in return
n "Ssurnnces that these would
tte Fn!r,'t ?VOrcome; Returning to
the mT'V ,he Ambassador mlraft
e letter orlgiually delivered in
to the Stof " I 8ent lt hy lnes8eri*er
Uns|Iltr department. Secretary
tad ZZ I !t t<^the ^lte Hou*?
4ttt whi h . ^^^^n^wnced its
?WrWhlrh f 01 1 ows f ?? g *$5 =
:flpr,l0ar Mr. Secretary {"I?
4?ti8?ach!rv,^?the dC8lre to reach
to Ariiii frefment with regard
Bt has civ oI(Ient? my Govern
*ructions - ? m? the folldwln?1n
iVv < V5-.;4T"\
"The orders issued by His Majesty
the Emperor to the commanders of
toe German submarines ? -of whlcli I
notified you on a previous occasion? -
been made so stringent that the
Wcurrenee of incidents similar to the
Arabic ease is considered out of the
^oestlon. A
"According to the report ? of Com
*?der Schneider, of the submarine
sank the Arabic,' and Ttts affi
davit as well ?s those of his men,
OoBttnander Schneider was convinced
^at the Arabic Intended to ram the
**broarino ? ? ? - ? " '
u0n the other band the Imperial
Government does not doubt the good
?*ith of the affidavit of the British
of the Arabic, according, to
Hkh the Arable did not Intend to
the submarine. *lTh? attack
submarine was tfhdertaken against
Instructions issued to the com
The Imperial Government re
K1LIJKI) IN ACTION.
Lieut. Montugnc N'iehoIU KiikIIhIi
Artillery Dies at Front.
Spartanburg, s. sept. :w. \yjl
Ham Montague Nlchqiiw, second ii/?u
(nwi)il ill Mm* Mrlrlsh Koyul Artillery,
eon of Judge and Mrs. Qeorge w.
Nicholls, of tills city, and brother of
S. J. Nicholls, member-elect of Con
gress fnnii this (llH|rI<>t. was killed at
tiie front in France In the fighting
Unit took place there between the Kii
gllsh and Herman forces last Sunday
and Monday, according to official an
nouncement received here this morn
ing from the Iirltlsh War Office by
lu,eiul>erH of his family.
The following dispatch was receiv
ed thlH morning by Judge Nicholls !
"London, England, Sept. .'10. Deeply
re-let to inform you thut Second Lieut
W. M. Nlchglls, It. F. A., wus killed
Ity action between 2H-27 September.
Lord Kitchener expresses sym]>athy."
Lieutenant NtctlMls, who, left for
Englaud soon after the Euro(>eun war
wat# declared, having resigned from
the tilted States Naval Academy at
Annapolis a year previous to become
a member of his father's law firm
here* spent several months in London
iMifore his service in the English army
was accepted, hut finally after taking
the oath of allegiance to England, se
cured a commission a? second lieuten
ant in the Iioyal Artillery and was
sent to 'the front about a year ago.
March 21 he was wounded, being shot
through the thighs. This caused him
to spend several months in a hospital,
hut, recovering from that wound, he
was again sent to the front, possibly
three months ago.
News of his death was not a great
surprise to members of his family,
here since the dispatches of the last
few (lays announcing the .advance of
the foice of the ^lles In France and
Belgium caused them to realize that
Lieuteuant Nicholls was In the thick
of the fighting. Effort will be made to
have his body recovered and returned
to this city for burial. Such a re
quest has been sent tc the British War
pffice by Judge Nicholls. The State
department at Washington hns bpen
asked In .ltd. V
Cannot Recover Body.
Spartanburg S. C., Oct. 2.? All hope
entertained by members of his family
that the body of William Montague
Nicholls, second lieutenant in the Brit
ish Royal Field Artillery, who fell in
battle* in France early this week, end
ed tonight when Judge George W.
Nicholls, father of the young man, re*
eeived a message from the British waij
office; in response to his Inquiry, say
ing: "Regret that the removal of the
body- Is Impossible."
; Upon the receipt of this message
announcing Lieutenant Nicholls' death
bo^h the British war Office 'and the
state' department were appealed to by
members, of his family here in an ef*
fort to have the remains recovered and
brought to Spartanburg for burial.i
grets and disavows this act and has
notified Commander Schneider accord
ingly.
"Under these circumstances my Gov
ernment Is prepared to pay an Indem
nity for American lives, which to its
deep regret, have been lost on the
Arabic. I am authorized to negotiate
with you a1)0Ut the amount of this
indemnity.
"I remaiu,. my dear Mr. Lansing,
yours very sincerely,
(^igned) 'J. von Bernstorff."
The promptness with which Count
Btornstorff altered the original draft
of The fetter demonstrated that he had
been empowered to negotiate a com
plete settlement of the cast4, nnd It
was assumed that he .Naturally did not
Anally accede until the American Gov
ernment made known its unalterable
determination not to relinquish any of
lts.jdemanda.
Secretary Lansing made no comment
on the Ambassador's letter except to
remark . that it had spoke for Itself.
He was Very much pleased over the
conclusion of the case,, because since
the sinking of the Arabic he inaugu
rated the idea of personal negotia
tions in Washington. This method of
exchanging views was welcomed by
Count Bernstorff also, particularly as
he had no means of direct communica
tion with his Government. To this
lack of communication he has attrib
uted much of the ill-feeling that char
acterised the earlier stages of the sub
marine controversy.
Today's events spread satisfaction
everywhere, not only' at the White
Bouse and State Department but the
German Embassy as well.
"It Is a diplomatic victory for the
United States," the Ambassador re
marked to a friend, "but credit must
be given to Germany, I believe, for
nobly accepting the word of the Brit
ish officers that they did not Intend
v ? 4
J oa)5o,<mh> UAIJS. COTTON citor.
i Government Be port Forecasts Smallest
< r?p in 8lx VcariJ.
Washington, Oct. I. A lu-avy <|?>
< line In the condition of 'tlu* growing
I'Otton crop almost doubled the aver
age decline the last ton years dur
ing September. h?H decreased tb? pro
duction prtM^mtM forecasted previous
I.V l?y four miiitoM bales. The depart
inei?t( of ajarlculture today estimated
tlie crop ?t 10,050.000 equivalent ty)0
pound hales.. which would he the small*
eNt crop sine* 1000,
The cowlftton of the cotton crop of
the United Plate* on September 25th
was 00,8 percent of a normal, compar
ed with 00.2 per cent on August 25,
73.5 last yom*. 04.1 in 1912. and 0H.3
per cent, thtt average of the past ten
years on September 25. Tlmt anuounc
meiit was made ut noon today l?y the
erop reporting hoard of the United
States department of agriculture, in
Its final condition report of the sea
hoii.
The September 25 condition indi
cates a ? yield of 108 pound* of lint per
ik ic, which, applied to the planted
acreage less the average abandonment
?indicates a total of 10,050,000 equiv
alent 500-pound bales, compared with
10,135,000 bales ginned last year. Pi
nal results probably will be above or
belqw the amount indicated, according
a* conditions after Septeml?er 25 are
better or wane tlian average.
In announcing the condition report
and products* estimate, the crop re
porting boa r?l made this statement:
"The cot ton crop condition declined*
8.4 point# (tnrlng the month, August
25 to September 25, which compared
with an average decline In the same
l>erlod in the past ten years of 4.5
points. The estimated condition of
00.8 per ceufc of normal on September
25 forecasts a yiefcl per acre of^ about
108 iK)unds and a total production (al
lowing a redaction of 1 per cent from
planted area for abandonment) of
about 10,050,000 bales. ? Last year's
production was 10,135,000 bales and
the 1013 crop 14,156,000. A crop les*
than 11,000,000 bales would ,be smaller
than any crop since 1009.
"The unusual deterlorlatlon^lks been
due principally to the extremes of
weather conditions; periods of exces
sive rainfall, cold weather and drought
having characterised the season in
most of the cotton belt. LacS of fer
tilizer, and poor quality of that used,
has been an unfavorable factor in the
eastern portion of the belt, There is
little promise of a top crop, except. in
the northern portions of the belt, <Jue
to the climatic condition^ and the'.un?
usual activity ot the boll weevil ; and
where a top crop is setting in ' the
northern portions of the belt, the latest
report of the crop there makes reali
zation dependent upon .future favora
ble weather and frost.
"The month, much of It warmer and
dry, has been generally favorable to
picking. A much larger percentage of
the crop is ginned to tills date than
In the usual year.V In much "of the
southern portion of the belt ginning
is far advanced and in some sections
there, picking is practically complet
ed."
Farmers Secret Association to Meet.
The Farmers Secret Association of
Kershaw County, will meet at Blaney
Saturday, October 9th, 1915.
E. A. Brown, See.
*
to ram the Submarine."
This point, it was learned, at one
time threatened to interrupt the pro
ceedings, as the German Government
at first wished to arbitrate the con
flicting evidence.
?.0\I It\OK ISSIKK WAKMNti.
In:'-1 l''*riiiwiiio Plant Food Crvpiij
and Kal*e More l>iv?\ Htofk.
litH'llU.Hl* ?if tllC menace of I he bull
weevil which has nlroAtly reached 4)h
Hoe<e um A t fit ii I it . tin., on Its rapid
sweep through the cotton belt to*
wards South Caroling Gov, l(l<lutrd 1.
Manning! this morning Issued an nd
?ii< t<? the farmers of South <Jaro
Itua outlining some afep* which l;<>
nays should be taken to combat this
great menace. The 1m>11 weevil is Juot
140 miles from the borders of thin
state. The address of the governor
follows; v
"To the Farmers of South Gnroliua :
"i desire to rail to your atfatttiou
a matter that, to my mind, is ??f grave
concern to every dtlxeu of mir atate.
./The I toll weevil has readied the
lit 1 1 1 m district In Georgia. TUo ag*
rlpultural committee of , the board of
tYftStces of < Memson college, at a Meet
ing held September 20 and 30 hm eon
Hlilei i d the alarming asiHH'ts of *thl8
matter, ami have taken step* to taring
this situation to the attention of our
farmer* so Unit they can at onee ^?re
pare for thin disaster when it *trlk?*s
um. The government maps ami re
ports show that the boll weevil has
advanced between iM) and 100 miles to
wards ns this HeitNon. They have an
other month or more in which to ad
vance still further in our direction.
I am not aty alarmist, hut together
with the other trustees Of Clemson
collftf*, I do regard the situation an
ho, serious that active steps should he
taken at once in order to meet this
threatened calamity, and plana are
now Velng formulated by the dictfiaon
college hoard looking to this end. I
wi;i. nt a later date, give these plana
gestlons t<? the public. In the
meantime let ine urge our farmers
throughout the state to row- wheat.
oftts,.( rye, clovers and other winter
crops, in preparation for money ero|>s
ojtlver than cotton, to be grown next
year.
"I Urge our people to fix their minds
on plans for raising hogs, cattle and
o$l\er live stock. I urge this matter
most seriously, and assure them that
?I, will advise only what I know to he
facts. The- increased price of cotton
:and the spread of the J>oH weevil,
still further reducing the yield of eot
ton, will have a tendency to attract
^ur farmers to the raising of cotton In
fcferenee to other drops, and to tlx
eir efforts 011 an increase In cotton
acreage. _ This, In my judguieut, will
mean disaster. I say it, advisedly.
Again p urge that everytliing points
t\> the ^appearance of the boll weevil
In South Carolina within a much
shorter time than previous calcula
tions would indicate, and it behooves
us as. sensible people to give this mat
ter our best thought and to prepare
for it accordingly. We must not re
gard it as one of this misfortunes
which- may or may not come to us in
a distant future. We believe that the
1k)11 weevil will soon be here.
"Again I urge upon our people to
plant food crops and fi'lfte * more live
stocks I hope that this warning will
-twheefled."
( . 1, , .
1 County in Good Shape.
While several of the counties M In
South Carolina have had to borrow
money recently, Kershaw county has
to her credit a cash balance on hand
of $24,849.17, according to a statement
by County Treasurer D. M. McCaskill
made ou October 1, 1915. The amount
Is divided as follows :
Ordinary County ...$7,423.19
Special 6,054.99
Road ? Q, 174.74
School I...... .... ... 4,103.39
Fines .' 38.70
Bridge 053.86
Delegates to . Peace Conference.
Gov. Manning last week appointed
more than 100 delegates to the Inter
national Peace congress which Is to
be held in San Francisco, Cal., October
10 to 13. Kach delegate who attends
will have to pay his own expenses.
Among those named the following are
from thi^wcounty : John T. Mackey,
Camden ; W. A. Edwards,' DeKalb ; W.
J. Burdcll, M. IX, Lugoff.
The First Lesson to Learn
1 . 1 1 1
Every family should know that TRADING
AT-HOME means CIVIC PROSPERITY.
READ THE HOME PAPER!
NOTE THE HOME BARGAINS!
SPEND YOUR DOLLAR AT HOME!
THK NKWS AT HKTIIt'NK.
Happening* of Intermit In and Around
Our Neighbor Town.
Itcthune, Oct, 7. The oyster ami lee;
cream HUp|K'i' given at the town hall j
last Friday nl^lit by the ladles of the ,
1'rcshyterlan church here, was a jcreat
success. The a mount raised was some
thing over which will be used
toward purchasing an organ for tin*
oh u r?h.
A protracted meeting Is being held]
at the Bethune Baptist church thlsl
week, The preaching Is being done by I
Rev, J. E. McMannaway, an evangelist.!
assisted by the pastor, He v. J. C. Carl
roll, of Columbia.
Tli? writer took a trip a abort' ?iis
tance tip on route U lust Friday- after- j
noon. Some of the. fanners (n that I
locality have excellent crops, aud are
lu much better slia |h' than they were I
a year ago. Mr, Sam Hough has a llnel
crop of both cotton ami corn, Mr.
Tom Ilea ron ulso has a splendid cropl
this year and be will probably make
40 bales of cotton. Heck Hall, Heck J
Caldwell, Jake Clark ami Zed Mackey,
colored, are hard working men and
each has a Rood crop this year.
Mr. Rut ledge Stokes, son of Mr. J.I
C. 8 token, of Me Bee, route 1, and Miss
Mellta Huckahee, of this county, were l
married here last Saturday afternoon,!
J. K. Copland, magistrate, officiating.
Mr. Josey Stokes left last week for
North Carolina, where he has secured
n position an sUb-foreiuan on a rail- 1
road.
Miss Eva West, who Is attending
Coker College, spent the week end I
with her parents here.
The old King residence about five
miles below here on* the Blshopvlllel
road; which was owned by Mr? J. C.
Josey, was burned to the ground last
Thursday night. This bouse was for
merly occupied by "Mr. W. W. King,
of Camden;
Mr. <}. B. King returned from Rldi
mond on Monday nlght^'*
.The baby of Mr. and. Mrs. .Gilliam
Brannoh has been very ill with i>t?eu
monla the past few (Jays, but Is i.o.v,
<*onvaleseent. 1
'l'lic Bethune'^ ginnery was out of,
commission part of last week paused
by a breakdown, but the damage has
been repaired and it resumed business
on Mouday morning.
Messrs. AV. C. and Claude King have
bought' out the restaurant conducted
by Mr. Arrants and they will conduct
It at the same stand.
Mr. W. L. Clyburn motored to Sum
ter on Monday afternoon.
' i Mr. W. A. James, of Blsliopvllle,
fQfrmerly state senator from Lee coun- 1
ty, was a visitor here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. s. Ciardner, of BtoM
opvllle, route 4, spent Tuesday In town.
. \Ve regret to state that the condl- 1
tlon of Mr. I>. M. Bethuue, who Is at
the Kellan hospital In Richmond, Is
very critical indeed, and his death Is
?momentarily expected, according to n
message received from Richmond on
Tuesday. Mr. Robt. Bethune, his son.l
left last Friday night to be with him,
and another sons Mr. A. T. Bethune
wont to Richmond on Tuesday night.
A message was received Inst weakl
from Mr. Samuel N. Newman, former
ly a citizen of this town and who haq
raided in Williamsburg county the
)>ast few years, stating that he had!
married again and expected to return
to Bethune this week to reside. We
dlil not learn the name of the happy
bride. Mr. Newman Is about 70 years
of age and his first wife died about
two months ago. ?
The baby of Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam
Clyburn is very 111 at present and Is
not expected to live. 1
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Clyburn,
VJL Tuesday! a daughter. ; I
For Bettering School Conditions.
Sui>erlntendent R. F. Simpson, of
the Camden Graded School, Is desirou^
of teachers and parents working in
harinony for the betterment of the
schools and has directed the following
letter to parents sending their children
to the graded schools. The superin
tendent tells us that they now have
enrolled in the grammar and hign
schools four hundred and thirty pupils,
quite an increase having heen made
since the opening day. His. letter to
the parents is as follows :
"Yon are cordially Invited to attend
a meeting to be held at the Gramma V
School building Friday, October 15th,
at 4 p. m., for the purpose of discuss
ing, and, if possible, effecting the or
ganization of an 'association 6t Th?
l>arents and teachers of the city schools.
We believe that such an organization
may be the means of securing the
earnest co-oi>cratlon of parents and
teachers which Is so necessary to the
best development of any public school
system. You are urged to be present"
The total vote In the recent whisked
election was 58?42. The vote for pro
hibition was 41, 7*53 against 16,809.
I'KKSIUKNT WILSON TO WKI>.
Announced m( the White
llousr Wednesday Evening.
Washington, oet, 6. ? Wood row WU\f
sonf ( h*' l?r?0Mi?loiif of tbe 1 J ill t (*<l States,
atilioumvd t IiIh engagement to
Mrs. Norman <ialt, of Washington,
The date of the wod(|l|)| ItHH not been
1 tlxed, liut It pfolmbly will take plare
Ill December at the home of tho bride
? ?l?M?t.
Tlu* brief aniiouueeiueut from the
White House made by Secretnry Til?
nuilty came an a Murprlse Jo ottlelal
Washington, hut to a miinlier of tut I
mate friends it has Ion# been exist
ed. From thin eircle came tonight the
story of friendship whose culmination
wan viewed as a happy turn In the
troubled and lonely life of the Nation's*
Chief Executive.
Ou0 of the most till CM' i In.:' facts
ahnut the eiiKaiufiiieiit, Indeed, an told
hy friends. Is Unit the President's
dauKhteis.eho.se Mrs. (?rtlt for their ad
miration and friendship before. their
father did.
Mrs. <lalt Is the widow of a well
known business man of Washington,
who died eight years ago, leaving a'"
Jewelry business that still hears his
name. She has lived lu ' Washington
since her mari-laxe In 180tl. ? She 1m
about H8 years old ami was Miss Kdlth
(lolling, born 1n Wythevllle, Va? where
her girlhood was s|>ent and where Iter
father, William II. (tolling, was a
prominent lawyer.
In the circle of i>eople who have
known Mrs. (lalt for many years she
has been regarded as an unusual beau
ty. She Is not quite as tall as Mr.
Wilson and has dark hair and dark
eyes. Her tastes are said to be strik
ingly similar to those of the Prealdent.
with a deep Interest In literature and
eliarlty work,
Company Gets a Charter.
A commission for a charter was Is
wiw] Monday liy the secretary of fit ate
to the C. P. DuBose & Co., of Camden,
with a, capital of The i>etltlon
ers of the new company are C. P. Du
Bose,. John H. Lindsay/ N. O. Boykln
arid L. A. Klrkland. The petitioners
are all well known Clmdeu business
men and It will make an exceptional'
ly strong real estate and fire Insurance
company. Their otilces will remain In -
the Man building now being iwed by^
DuBose and Boykln.
TRIP AGAIN POSTPONED.
Charlotte Boosters Met With Citizens
of Camden Yesterday Afternoon.
A wire received by Secretary von
Tresckow, of the Camden Chamber ot
.Commerce, from the Columbia booster
contingent, stated that they had been ?
again ralued out, and that the. trip
would have to be again postponed.
The following message was received
by Mr. von Tresckow signed by R.' W.
Holcombe : ? ,
"We regret exceedingly that weather
necessitates us abandoning trip to Cam
den. Our l>eople disappointed but de
termined to make trip as soon as
weather clears. Home wanted to come
anyhow, but thought Iwnt to wait on
account of conditions of road. Next
Thursday has been selected for trip."
? The Charlotte lw?oster crowd arrived
yesterday at 2 :00 o'clock over the
Southern railway. There were some- .
thing Tike seventy-five In the party, and
they marched from the depot to the
opera house headed by a band. At the
opera house they were met by a small
crowd of Camden citizens and after a .
few speeches by members of the party,
they returned to the station where they
continued on their trip. The exceed
ingly unfavorable weather prevented
many from attending ? quite a rain
falling at t<he time they were in; the
city.
The mayor of Charlotte and, several
other members of the narty outlined
the object of the trlj^ stating thdt they
did not want nor were they soliciting
one cent of Camden's retail trade, but
that their object was for the Piedmont
section of the two Carollnas to get T
together and Instead of Hendlng away
to distant cities for goods that they
could not get in their home towns, bny
them of the wholesale houses of the
Piedmont section. Mayor Yates and
the members of the board of directors
of the Camden Chamber of Commerce
and a goodly number of the citizens
were present and gave the visitors a
Warm welcome. They left shortly af
terward fpr Lancaster and returned to
Charlotte t&e same afternoon.
? ?
First Snowfall in St. Paul.
St^ Paul, Allnn., Oct 4. ? First snow
of the season fell here today. Dead
wood, South Dakota, reported a' fall
of three to six Inches throughout the
Blac^chllls last night
v Brother Killed in Battle.
GafTney, September 30. ? Mrs. Lula
Kurth, the new violin teacher at Lime
stone college, received information last *
week to the effect that her brother,
who was tii;tiie German army, was~\
killed a few days ago. Miss Kurth
has made many friends since she has
been In GafTney and they all sympa
thize with her in her bereavement ;
! V;
sfcar :? - xUJ.-'. Mtes- ;-V