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VOLUME XXVII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1915. NUMBEK 31. V ' A'-'.* *' ' : 'V 5^v. ? *' CAMDEN SELECTED AS rA,,D ? of SOLWEB (Announcement Means That a Urge Number of Noted Bus ine? and Professional Men Will Spend Month in Cam den. ? Camp Will be Con ducted Along Same Line as at Plattsburg in Summer. .nii|,jn.(| by the HueceHM of tho'mili II v wit'UibpniPiH ?t Plftttsburg liint im,,r where hundred* of business |HI f??*slona I men received training *r 4 #ii4* month from Unite*} States #.m> M<Ur (Jon. I^HMiard \\'<?<?< I ^noiiii.r.i tonight fliat the government muuM conduct atlQtliOf along exactly ulillar lines at CattukMi, S. ('. ??TIiIk encampment," <?en. Wood said, u^jij jjegiJi bly early til February. jtt #!II In' for the same purpose* and nyi aipiiK the name lines us the one I a i l'lattshurg. Camden wax ?e ?lected iMvause the encampment wan in the Mouth and >vo had to m^ni #oiue place which was not far] Kjroy from one of <>ur army posts to' Birch regular troops there conveiHenk Ij," s;ii<i Gen. \Vood. -The met) who -lUeixl the ( 'amdvh encampment will l^viw (raining in military culisthcri ?fcj,^We practice, offensive and defeun nE#W"W4irkv camp sanitation, uviuh liggliiK. Kijcaalin^ and nuirchhig and in STgpnoral duties of a xohller." <;(>i i. \V(hmI said that already many Bpkatloas to attend the camp had >|*il received. Tii- appeared in The Colum tiia Stale, of Monday, being a Special |*nt out under a New York date line, .?m1 was lead witlk a ftreflt deal of in ten-st not only In Camden, hut through lout South Carolina.. Like Pluttsh\irg, Bpdeii Is :i popular resort and pos jp>N nhiny historical iSolnts of inter est aftrt the. people; here are very much gratified in icain that it has been se lected as a ramp for the business "and professional men's training camp. Camden is an Ideal location for such JW encampment, halving a number of wii^lile ' amp sites near the city, to which the city water and electric lights mil 1m? easily run, and in addition be in* near the railroad tracks, which tould facilitate .loading and unload ing of all shipment;-. The citizens of Camden, its mayor uii'i council imd the Chamber of Com merce will unite til. every effort to ii?\ dlltato i lie. plans of the war depart ment. besides the encampment Cam Jen oxpeHs a* big polo' season-? four teams will winter here? and from the present outlook tlje tourist season will be an unusually large one. _ Writing iii the American UifHew of Reviews tor September William Menkel *ives soaie idea of the magnitude of this body of nidi and the purposes of the movement. from which we quote the following : - "l'lattshurg, in northern New York, is picturesquely situated on the west tern shore of Lake Champlain. Besides [ being a I'nited States customs port and a thriving manufacturing communi ty, it is an attractive summer resort, and has interesting military and his torical associations. Here * Is located an. army post with barracks that are' ?mom; the largest in the United States. <MMalcour Island near-by, on October n, 177U, t he English and American neets. commanded, respectively, by Ben edict Arnold and Sir . Guy Carleton, rought the first, naval battle that ever wurri'il between Great Britain and the Inited States. During the War ot 1M2 Plattsburg whs the headquar ers of the American forces on the. ? ortliorn frontier. Tlie famous battle | "i littke Champlain, in which Comino-! jore Mt.Donough defeated a British eet, took place In Phtttsburg Bay, and ?i vi iV"1 ,utlon i" thevlelnlty Gener forca ,(>1,ulse<1 a'superior British But Plattsburg recelve<l more at-, " fho country at large than ever bei ?rc i? its history. ' /Tills was -OKhiK to the fact that theie was con nnim !l.m> !l military school more cm. T ! ani" CVfir hold.-on. Amerir. matter! ~?l anywhere else Xor that Nearly twelve hundred men ? enougli ' ful1 companies at war for ? f gathered here on August TOT striw 'i0"1 w?s' ??urse of military in-.n the o?T llls a^one (BU not make the tvica,n,?,neut significant. It?wa^! ?ccoint.n i i tlu> men' the work they that III i '. 1,1,(1 the aPirit 6f 11 aU> ^ <'haractcr. P its remarka For those were not boys from a mll ^de.its' ,,,;iu Mor was 11 n- college; ?ich , ""htary instruction camp, ^ <s s hnmediate predecessor at AT THE MAJESTIC TODAY DAW"WOBB?,rthfo1 ta this Ideal spot . The ) hi | it ),s heiv were | bi'sines.-; Ulll) professloni* I men. prom j inei^ iii public ii ffuipM - diji) iii private lift Among lliciii htiv diplomats ! 1 1 < ? 1 1 1< H u 'i iii. e\ a nil >a s>;t< I or. several' ex '/o\ crftors, Idgl'. c|(y (tliclals, tinan- ' clotn, lawyers, college profeasors, writ ers >'ll\ vicllllis, I < ll(.'ilM'<'l>. Bt Ml mer chants. as well tlx noted sport siucn. and a general sprinkling of humble clerkM. They cuuie mainly from the big cities of the Kitet? -Jloston, Now York, I'liii ftdelphla, Clilcttgo, Italtimore. and Washington -with large groups from I luaMy other ? widely scattered seel ions. Twenty-six states in ail, ami the Dis trict of Columbia, were represented in the oil nip. Some men chmo from as far south as Louisiana ami others from the states of Colorado and Cal lfornia. Mori* than 00 per vent, of them were university graduates, and the professional or business cx|>or]ence of the remaining 10 per dent* <>>? ho had enpngb value to bring tlie gener al standard of Intelligence np to a very high average. Not more than a third of the men had ever had any previous military training. "The newspapers made much of this HiuiKual personnel of the camp, the distinction ami wealth of the men, and their personal doings. The emphasis placed on these features undoubtedly tended to give a wrong impression. ... '"X'lits .was uo were play?*oldlorlug, no sporting trip, <>r summer outing With military trappings. Social diver slons were harred. and wives, sisters, and sweethearts were notleeahly nh sent. These men came to work and to learn. They <11(1 hoth In dead earn est. Shunning publicity to the best of their ability, they indulged in no spectacular personal "stunts" for the benefit, of "the daily press. Of idle jest ling aboUt the business in hand there was none. The orders of the day, self-im postal, and obeyed to the letter, were for hard, steady work and absolute submission To thT> "discipline. "Men like the mayor of New York, jchief of an army of 60,000 city em ployees, ami Commissioner Arthur Woods, in authority over New York's police force of nearly 12.0(H) men (which,. by the way, is more than, one tliird of the mobile army now ? hi the continental limits of the United States) did duty submissively as privates. In more than one case men obeyed orders given by those who In private life are J their subordinates. With the doiininsr! of their khaki uniforms the personal-1 ities of all those eminent ^gentlemen I were, completely hinged with the mass. ! ?-^ex-governors and ex-ambassadors, i hi a.v or 8, commissioners aiu&so on, he- ! coming simply Private Smith or Prl-C vate Jones, and-the whole group forth with plunging Into the serious busi ness before them. That business was to learn, during their brief eour+?e, all that they possibly could of the real work of a soldier. "All branches of modern army ser vice were represented in the camp,? infantry, cavalry, ma&hhie-gun battery, motort transportation, anrt signal, med ical, and sanitary cai*i>s. The use of motof-cars, notable for its importance in -the? European war, was in the na ture, QjLlUJ jPXDerJymeiU ^ no such equipment has hx yet ./been tiled In our army. This automobile division, together with the machine-gun troop of some sixty men, was under- the command of Captain It. C. Boiling. The cars were loaned by various manu facturers, and consisted of officers' re connoitring oar, searchlight car, hos pital car, a ear with a machine-guh mounted upon it, and a dozen or so of motor-trucks and other automobiles. "No men ever worked harder at the business or, ? according to ? the testi mony of urmy experts ? achieved more In the same time. "The success achieved at Plattsburg was highly gratifying to, General Wood, us well as to everyoneelse who had opportunity for observation. It Is worth noting that while attendance at this camp did not increase the obliga tion of the men to any future service that there can be no doubt of their willingness to serve In time of need. "The new thing grew frotn a very small beginning. A few men, becoming interested in our lack of preparation, were eager -to secure some military in struction. General Wood gladly con sented to help them, making "the pro vision that, they should gather , a -com pany of at least 75 or 100. He would doubtless have been gratified if no more than this number liac} turned out. After the movement had started, how I ever, enthusiasm grew rapidly, and I when the tlipe came to start for Platts burg over a thousand applications for [enrollment had been received. \ j "These men did not leave their af fairs to attend the camp for pleasure, ' dr. for the novelty of the thing. Prob ably auy of them would have chosen other methods for mere summer rec reation. Some of them had already had their outings. Others gave up va cations to enlist in the camp. To all of them It meant the giving up of a twelfth of a year's time. ? And what was the meaning of it all? vVhy did they do this thing?- To fit themselves for service to their country In time of need.. To make of themselves, efficient! units in n* system of national defense. One eminent member of the cairtp, who lia<?s brought two sons with him, said he wa^ there as a personal , protest against our unprepa redness. I- "This hlgUJt successtirtx Plattsburg experiment, the" 111 81 ytm p Af. its kind tnr the country, was held/under the .auspices of the Eastern Department of the United states Army. It is grati fying to note that* the Western De partment has planned a similar camp for the coast, to open ^ibmit the first of this month at the Prt*!dio, at San Francisco." * THK NjBVVH AT ItKllll'NK. liappi of Interest In and Around Our Neighbor Town. IkdbUlle. Nov. IK. M Ink Mottle Mc 1 ' ; <'l maiden hi?i> . ov#r sfl ,\ < iirs old, died last Fiidri y afternoon, hi the rwiilwuti <>f Mi i i Va rbrough where sin* has resided for several years. .Miss Mclean was a sister of ' ,r Alex, .M < ? i ,< ? ; u i , who ? I i?M i several ? ' ftKUi and dI Mrs. Sarah Mi KIn ii??o, ui it?M iiuiit'. she also had i tac bfother. Daniel. I torn July 2H, lRlft, ? 1 " * ' tiled <><t. 2*.. ism. ,\ sister, Miss ?a/icy Mcl.can. horn April 2J0, is 27, mid d)ed April (J, 11HW, Her parents were Charles a in I Surah MoUflll, tbt fUJUM'al -crvicc. were held at Tllll<cy Creek Pieshyterian <hiu?h mi SljtWr* day afternoon conilucUul I ..\ Hev. J. M, Forhls. Mr. W. dv paVlH, s\ 1 1 ? ? ? ??< 1 1 1 \ sold Ills Ford car. htiv bought n Maxwell. Wo spent Tu0ttl(0' a( tilO growing lovyn of Mdtce and at Ashland.- Farm ers in those sections inadeflnecroAs this year, are sowing plenty of grain and have lots of tine hogs to kill. Mr. Wayne King has eleven hogs ty kill this winter, which will average at least MOO pounds each in weight. All epidemic of automobile fever seems to have struck this vicinity lately, as quite a number of person* have purchased new cars. We are ghld to see tills as it is an indication that we will have better roads In the futu re. Mrs. A. McDonald. widow of the late Mi\_ Angus iML'JJuuald. Just arrows the river in Chesterfield county. t|led at her home on Monday of last w<M>k, caused by blood poison, contracted by cleaning a chicken several weeks ago. Mrs. McDonald was hetwcch 35 and 10 years of age and leaves six small chil dren. She was a daughter of Mr. W. .1. Blackwell, a substantial farmer of McHce, route 1. The funeral was held at Union Methodist church on Tues day" afternoon of last week. The contract for straightening (ait the automobile highway west' fronl king's hotel to the town limits was let on Monday afternoon to Mr. A. li. Mclvauvln by* town council. The' job will probably be completed within a week or ten days.. ? .Mr. H. A. Stokes, who has been a salesman for .the Peoples Grocery Co. here for the past several months, has resigned and yesterday, evening left for Hishopville with his family. Mr. Stokes has. Keen red employment at Hishopville. A large crowd from this section will doubtless -attend KjmrkH big- - c-lmiWr which will exhibit at (Uunden ixext Wednesday. Nov. 24th., as our jieople usually go in for this class of enter tainment. . Our^gooil friemls, Mr. ami Mrs. Catoe. of loute 1. have our thanks for a bushel of home-ground meal and a bag of sweet potatoes. ^?ft at our home on last Saturday afternoon. , Work on the new residence of Mr. .1. <\ Josey near the Baptist church here, was begun this week. Mr. G. S. Catoe lias, the contract for building this home and Mr. Josey and family will move to Bethune as soon as it is completed. Mr. W. IX Seegiirs will not build a new residence here at present, but has bought the residence near the base ball park formerly occupied by Mr. G: S. King and faintly.: Mr. -Seegar* and family will probably move In this week. We were in error in regard to Mr. Wylie Kelly and family having- bought the Morgan farm In the lower part of town, as Mr. L. P. Waters fcnd family are moving there. j The following gentlemen here have bought new cars during the past week. Messrs. J. E. Oopelatid, a Ford ; J. W. Waters, a Chevrolet fronl Mr. 1). T, Yarbrougli ; Dr. L. O. Johnson, a Ford. The writer attended the County fair at Chesterfield two days last week. This was our first experience at a county fair and although we were corn more or lpss, and suffer a few other discomforts, we enjoyed the outing very much. A large crowd was in at tendance, every portlon^of the county being represented. Sain, Bill, Jack, Sallle, Bet$y, Jane andthe children were there and all had a great time viewing the exhibit#*, *h4nk4ng- pink lemonade, eating jieanuts and taffy candy, "etc., etc. The flying machine, however, was the biggest attraction. After paying all expert*es, we learn thnt the management of the fair had over $2,000 hi the treasury. , Mr. and Mrs. ,T. E.. Copelaud and Mrs. T. It. Copelaud spent Monday af ternoon In Camden on a shopping trip. Mr. O. E. Mangum left Monday even ing for Wadesboro, N. C.," where he was summoned as a witness In a rail road case in court. Mr. R. E. Bowers and family, from near Kershaw, who have been in town for .the past three weeks, returned home on Monday afternoon, Mrs. John T. Gardner, of Ashland, has our thanks for n sack of good home yiade flour, and Mr. L?ee Vaughan, for some nice sweet potatoes. Service is Discontinued. Washington, Nov. 15? Announcement of tho suspension of parcel post mail to Germany and Austria-Hungary was made today by the postotflce depart ment. Tho reason ascribed is that the **steampshi|> oorapa n tea - r?f<w? tx> t accept It. The German postal admin istration recently announced the sns ] tension of the parcel post to the Fnit <ni States for the^same reason. * ?' Married In Colombia. Mr. James Warren Sherman and Mrs. Anua Y. Hendrix, of Camden, were married In Columbia, on the 11th of November, by the Rev. R. K. Turnip seed, paatAr of the Main Street Metho dist Church of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Hherman are now raiding in Camden. ( M ir LKAOUK MKKT!N(i. Committee* Appointed to Make Iijhjhm Hon* I or CtMUl I |> Week. ' ? t,J' f' : ?'?Vjjjyii ' V ? \ ? * Vf' ! I The \o\cuihcr meeting ?^f the d\lc ' 1 ' 1 ""!> 1 ? I ; i ? ?? < ii i i In- hIiumI .ill Monument square, Nov. 8th. al 4:H0| ? 4'l ' I A ft CI' (lie roll < till for which few responded, (lit* minutes were lead ^ill(l (IIIHS^) () I H?|| |?y I hose present. The president t lion culled on i h?' cor rcspondlug nn-ret a ry fur lier ropbrt up oil 1 1 1 < 1 1 1 iiii 1 1 suhjcct s dhlsciissed III <>?i??hri iiiwjtinir, and Out following ^'counts woro than ; a reply (P ;l l' ii? i written t?? Washington In | regard I., "White Fly- in w lih li the govcni}ncut promised to do what t hoy could in research work ami requested sample of the hedges ami JteaVUM upon will. Ii III., whlttf fly had hihl lis . ; All s. I cam slated *he inid complied wirii iiu ir request ami wo win awult developments. , A U-i ! ???? from Hospital committee as I to whether th??y could comply wit I) re quest for district nurse, hut found It impossible. Mia, Team then refuted that prices for year hook would cost the league *d.<M for 50 copleH, and it was voted I upon to have them made up. The dldfferont eon unit teen for Clean I Up Week were thou read out as fol : low s : Ward 1 Mrs. Win. Mollis and Mrs. N, It. (ioodale. Ward II? Mi'k, i V. I,. Schloshurg and Mrs. .1. s. Khamc. Ward ? & ? -MIks Ueheeca Nelson, and Airs, .James Clyburn. Ward 1? Mrji. ML lhirueh ami Mrs. IHmi 1'. DeLoache. Ward 5? Miss Freddie Hush and Miss Jim Kldredge.' Tuhllc buildings Miss Tillle flcTseiK llelinci and Mrs. S. 10. (,'oodale. Stores Mrs. 1,. T. Clyburn ami Mrs. ? C. M. Coleman.. A letter received h.v Mrs. Davidson from Mrs. Kirhy asking if the League would like to secure a date for a lec ture given hy a red cross nurse, and It was decided to Inquire the cost of her transportation from her last ap pointment and if not .too expensive to consider it,, The president then read a letter from Miss S. 1'. Frost, of Charleston, Jn which she extended an invitation to any of the members to-nttend tin' Congressional Union convention which was lo tiike place on Nov. 17th. Sev eral papers enclosed in her letter which were read before the League and which pertained to Woman Suffrage. The r< ro nil litf secretary was then notified to send list of Civic League members -and to thank MLss Frost fur invitation, hut none would he aide to attend. A letter from the Women's Chalita lp association of Chicago, asking for donation of $1.00 from the league to aid in the care of poor, sick and half I clot lied children lit the city of Chicago. There being few present qn park conunil tee, only two parks were heard from.- Mrs. Win. Shannon still com plained of fountain being damaged and it was finally decided that all benches he removed for a time from around fountain so as nurses and children would keep away from there. The grass and weeds on library square were badly in need of cutting, Jul chickens and irtese had alumt^ 'Cat en up all seeds planted on the mound around library. ' As a last resort the next- time they wore replanted poison would be thrown out and neighbors would either have to keep poultry shut up or suffer consequences. The rest room has Wen asked for by the Jewish ladles who are consid ering holding their Sunday school and it was agreed upon for the sum of $3.00 per month. This would be of great help to the League as at prps? cut the rest room funds are very low. A 'coinmlmttee has been -appointed to try and collect' back dues from the merchants of the town who pledged themselves when It started to help keep it up. Mrs. T. It. Team gave 50 cents"vfor rest room and It was turned over to treasurer:' : . Mrs. von Tresekow sjtated that lights had been Installed in new library and it would not be long now before It would open its d odors to the public. Darkness prevented a longer session so the meetlmr adjourned. ? Miss Jim Eldre/Jge. Recording &ec\ MISS HAMILTON .BURROUGHS Soprano Soloist at The Majestic Three ? " Days Next Week. f ' ? / . * / As hii added attraction for the first three days of next week, Monday, Tues day and Wednesday, Nov. 22nd, 23rd and 24th, Th?, Majestic Theatre has secured the service of Miss Hamilton Iiurroughs, soprano soloist, and one of the leading entertainers on the Lyceum platform. 'Having secured a short term release from one of America's leading concert manager*, tills artist Is filling engage ments in the &outh, and the manage ment of the Majcstie is ooiiRrntulating itself on the engagement of so |K>pular an entertainer. This artist will appear at both afternoon and evening per formances singing ballads and late jw>pular hits. ? adv. Mr. Branham Dead. Mr. Itohert Uranham, a citizen of NVest Wateree, died Sunday after a short ittness. The funernl and burial occurred at Ehenezcr church on Sat urday. He is survived by his wife and the following children: Shellle, Hook er, Troy, Madison, Piatt, Noykiiv tfes sie, Orrle, Mittle and E*$ie Bran: ham. Library Association to Meet Monday. There will l>e a meeting of the Cam den ' Library association held at the Grammar school building next Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. SOI I II KXI WIS I INK SEASON. Trunk l-liu Kadways treading S?u(li Sir IIIk liusillcss \ ln.ul Wa*liln#htn, No\ 15 The ? < ?uiIuk ' sen Mill II UMHI){ Southern I'OMprtH Will l>0 UllllHljlH ll> successful judging froiti roporU liv the railroads that tho tourist* already are turning South ward In large flocks from the North. Express trains of (lie Southern. Sea board Air Moo and Atlantic ('oast I .hie aiv in strong demand l>\ |?eoplc desiring to ho distributed flUlong the uuuierou* -wintering places from North Carolina to Florida. Tlnme Important trunk Linos are ad VertUillg their MK'tkuw riii'i ???! ImiII.v and air prifparlug to extend all *ie eoiuodutloiiH attractive to those who are io |K>Kltioii to sojourn in the near by Suinioerland. Reductions hi rates and lopjf term round trip tickets are o (To rod to principal resorts as linluoe monts. Eroui Washington to tin? Kami hills or t ho mountains of North Caro lina is hut a journe.v over night and with the law! of railway comforts. The travel over the* now train In augunited recently h'y tho Mouther n Hallway to Ashevlllo, Augusta ami Aikon and to statos further South Iiuk hoon ho lHrge that, a statement lias hoon Issued hy tho company otllclals to , the effect (hat they regard this trftvel j an indication that prosperity has re turned to business men and that they aro confident of tho future. Southward is the safest and qulck ost journey for those who wish to reach warmer dimes and llttlo doubt Is held hut that trlpK will ho made In that direction In preference to long trips to tlu? Pacific Coast and South ern California. The .South as a sec Hon for winter pleasure seekers will make a strong advance. It Is predict ed. during the coming season. With enlarged attention from the hibernating element ail Increased de velopment of the resoi'ts and of tho sports may. he looked for. Compar atively, the time has. hoon short since tho development pf Southern pleasure places was begun. The extenf to which they grew even when Huroiieun count.rioH were offering much entice ment. likely will he elargod with Rii* rope closed and with prosperity en abling the pleasure seekers to travel. ? Nixon Plumer In Charlotte Observer. MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED | 9ii Meetings Held at Baptist Church For Sunday School Workers. A (raining school for christian work ors was' hold In the Camden Baptist church on Friday. Saturday and Sun day of last week. Through the efforts of the pallor, [a faculty of the host, trained workers In tho South wan secured. They were: Ur, 1>cMent. formerly professor of Sunday school pedagogy In the Somln-4 ary at Louisville; Judge "3r. J. Oentr.v, president of Baptist. organized classes throughout the state; and Ilev. T. J. Watts, state Sunday school secretary. The Institute was welt attended l?y the Camden |?eojdo and hy numbers of delegates sent from the ' Various churches of the Kershaw Association. The plea running through, these lec tures was for the laying aside of the antiquated Sunday school methods, nnd for the adoption of modem educational TffeitRKtisrtn Sunday school work. I)r. DcMent talked ahout the teacher nnd the teacher in relation to the pupil. He impressed the audience with ,, the fact that trained teachers are needed in the Sunday school, teachers who nre willing to give their time and attention not. only to the study of the lesson, to be presented, hut to the study of the pupil hinisqjf. Itev. T. .1. Watts brought to the minds of the audience the paeture of the Sunday school with which we are all familiar; one or two rooms so crowded with children that no real teaching Is possible. He then describ ed the Ideal Sunday school, one graded on the basis of the child's age, awl-; where each class has Its properly equlp IhhI room. Judge Gentry's plea was for the or ganization of adult bible classes, and of classes for young men and women, lie explained the organization and work of these classes, and told of many Sunday schools which had more than doubled their members after having introduced them. After hearing these able men lecture, tlfose who caught the vision are look ing forward to the day when the poor ly equipped Sunday school will be a thing of the past, for it 1ms proved itself unable to meet tlie?needs of the present day. This mo>?ement for the improvement of the Sunday school is a wise one, and many would do well to give of their time, emrgy and money for its promotion. > In Interest of County Fair. Mr.r Frank Arrnnts has notified the .secretary of the Chamber of Commerce that he.VfrlU be glad to do all he can to forward the plans of a fair next autumn. Not only has Mr. Arranta expressed his willingness to put Id some preparatory work all oyer the county . hut also to assist at the fail* itself.' . Mr. Arrants said he desired to rejoin the ChamlM>r of Commerce- and bring others too*as 1$ considered it a big thing for town and county. ' President It. It. Pitts and Secretary E. C. vonTresckow have made inquir ies through the proper channels to Ret more detailed and ]>ositive information concerning the military encampment of bualnesH men to l?e held in Camden in February and are now awaiting ' an swefs thereto. / Memorial to Noted Negro. Mobile, Ala., Nov. 16. ? The South will be asked to contribute to a fund of $100,000 to erect a memorial on the grounds at TNmkegee Institute U> Book er T. Washington. ADDITIONAL CODHT CASKS. Rhhurd Johnson hihI I'lilllip Trapp Sentenced to life Imprisonment, The ? 'i'i nil i in I docket of the Oil I term ?'l Court i>f tirncral Sessions was 1 1 1 1 Ished Saturday. The following CBMM bft() 1,1 'ii 'it |,. c,| of when t h. - first ww)( jurors were dismissed: Jim Dohy gl)l|ty to larceny and received a sentence of three months. Richard Johnson, charged with the , miirder of Julius Green some months WO "" 'he < rultfuard plantation near Camden was found guilty <>r murder with recommendation to njercy. Judge Kowninn sentenced Johnson to serve the remainder of IiIn days on the chain gang where he Ik iiow doing service oil the public., roads. It wins a clear case of murder, oven the negro'* own testl " " " i ,\ ? The court appointed Attorney W. It, del, oath and S. N. Nicholson lo defend Johnson. Phillip Trapp, charged with the min der of llattle Smith, a negro woman, near Itlancy, was also found guilty of murder wit h recommendation atul he received a sentence of life imprison ment. llatlle Smith was the Wife of Jules Smith, the negro killed In the Wlntmboro affray several months ago. and the case attraeted a good deal of attention ut the time, Trapp eseaiHMt after the murder and eame haek tO'-the rfcene ?>f tin* erline when hp whh .cap tured by ell Izens and pluced in Jail. Jim Deas and Isaac* Moore were charged with transporting whiskey. There whh no hill as " to .rim Deas. l.Hiiac Moore was .placed on trial in his absence and a verdict of guilty was rc turned. A sealed sentence was left for the negro, This was the case where the negroes lmd been receiving w-hls key from Columbia and having It thrown oft' the train near the Wateree -l%lvyr trestle. Constable Sinclair cap Hi led the parties. Robert Timbers, charged with house 1nvnking and larceny, was found gulll.v and was sentenced to serve nine months in the reformatory. Carl Johnson, Alhcrtus Williams, John Mlshop and, Henry' Perry were charged with liouAe breaking and lar ceny. Henry Perry plead . guilty to both charges and was sentenced to nine months. Johnyon. Williams and Bishop plead guilty to larceny and received sentences of thirty days each. This was the quartet of small !*>>'? who had been giving the police a great Meal of trouble by breaking Into I ho vacant. , tourist homes In northern part of the 1 city. | George Salniond. Jr. plead guilty to larcoiiy UlVd received a sentence of one , 1 : ea r. S. P. Williams and Sam Vincent, hoUse breaking and larceny. Nol pros sed. : 1011 Jnli Henry Moye was found not ; guilty of larceny. I John P.lxbop. hou>:e breaking and lar ceny. ? Guilty of liireeny. Sentence Mil days. Sentence suspended during good behavior. * John I >crry . elm rged' with assault and" .battery with intent to kill, wom - con victed of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Sentence sl?j months or $75, Peter Hrncy. disusing of property under lien. Plead guilty. Sentence $25 or sixty days. >; . 1>. 10. Melton, storing whiskey unlaw fully. Plead guilty, line of $10(> or *ix months. Sentence suspended. rjlljali Hall," selling whiskey. Verdict of not guilty was directed by the court. Kugeim Mlckle, assault and battery with inm'nt to kill. Plead guilty to charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Sentence of six months or $75, George Moye, house breaking and larceny. Not guilty. Marry Brisbane, ordering whiskey In another name unlawfully, Guilty. It. Ii. W. (Jay, obtaining good^ under false pretense. Not guilty. H. 15. Ilrnnham, non support of Wife. Nol prossed. Emanuel Fletcher and Jim Alexan der, larceny. Nol prossed as to Alex ander. fchnamud -Fletcher plead #uHty- - of petit larceny and received a sen tence of thirty days or $50. Dutch Gardner plead guilty to selling whiskey. Fined $100 or six months;., provided that upon payment of $75 tlip balance of said fine be suspended. The civil business was taken up Mon day morning, but- ho far this weok only one caso has been disposed of, that of J. C. Robinson, against the Western Union Telegraph Co. A verdict of $000 was given to Robinson, p. B. Clarke represented the plaintiff, white Mills nnd Get tys represented the defendant company. Other ease# had been arranged for trial for the entire week, but attorneys announced that they were not ready. Judge Bowman dismissed the Jury Tuesday moruing and told them not to apjiear until Thursday. But the ex Itense of the Court goes on. White Man Convicted of Negro Murder. Walt'erboro, Nov." 17.? ^-A Colleton county grand Jury, after only 20 min utes deliberation, tonight found a white man guilty of murder of a negro, something that has not occurred hero since before the war. Qiiille Osteon. Si young white0 man of the upper pari of the county, was convicted wltli re commendation to mercy for the ktlltn; of KrnoNt Copeland, a negro. . Many comments lmve. been made on the verdict and feyv parallel cases ar> recalled in South Carolina! \ rtA few years before the war two white men wcrr hanged In Colleton county for the murder of negroes, the testimony in that case being td the ef fect' that the negroes were run down by white men with bounds and their bodies but up and fed to the dogs. After a most sensational trial these men were convicted. A strong appeal was made to the governor for their ? pardon, the governor at that time be ing Oov: Maitntmr.' The pardon tva? refused.