Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^nkmoivino . Mumtag to CM ^ ^ulh r*rw,lna Nov, nwt. Its. Oovernor Mhm. muruiii^ !?????'?? ?? I'Hm-Ihihh a*Me Tl,ll, s,|">'- November .Jay of thanksgiving und cull " nil liit- |K.H?|?lf t?? lay aside their u,u?t., on thai 'lay ,4'lnllr ,ir ,,iac* of worship und give for the biasing* of (he past ? It# <M,,r"or ,v|Vrs to ,,u' ?k'UU h.rvwi" a"'1 ,lu* fuming proa* and ( I"' /M?'t I hut tills country Lit Ht IM'lt'V >'* SjM'clu I H'UHOUH L-nliix Thanksgiving. The pro. X? of Hi'' Governor follows: H PmL in ? christian country, we rtlu'tiwl. and our prayers ascend |j(l) for tln>>?* blessings that uf ' w individuals aud uh u people. liUlHk' ??<! <<>nformity with w that during th? luj/vest sea iud iM>ar tlic Hose of the year, our t hboulJ assemble in |>laeeM of jjlp ami Kl^?' expression to their ia of #rmitude hi Almighty God jjje uiufiiifphl blessings bestowed uh. is* mutter for profound gratitude L* have uot lujeil entangled in Ljjrtdful wur thut now nfillctH ho M the grout Muroi>eun countries ; L national honor bus been jcai ? guarded and our interests pro ^ 'fills war has brought to uh ijylli's and responsibilities. They , t^ii bravely and unflinchingly The Industrial crisis brought on Ihl3 war, for which we were in njr wpousiblo, hua been overcome borate, economy and effort Thut tin now behind uh, and our j>eo irt Htrou/s'er uud better for the pine and experience und the leg. it broufllit home to uh. w icbool , jiikI institutions of hlgh Urnlng ure full, and never before [.,? interest of our people been ler aud more ullve to the impor i of that educational training ^ will make bur citizenship ldgh fpr and more efficient. harvest season has brought a of confidence und pro?|?erity. ifrce the future with a firm as pee 'Unit better industrial, com mand educational conditions will an; that the Hpirlt of help, of Stood and of unity w|?l abide \\ nil UH. Tlww Utvuibtii fill our heart# w nit hop.- and Willi faith III |||?> f itt ii r?* of our state and our country, and ll l? eminently jrroper that, with grateful heart* mid with prayers fop xt length and grace to help i ii*' needy ii 1 1 1 1 ?u flu* i Intf In Our < ommmiil i. . to guide the young, to l? n?l mil' help. |o strengthen Christian character, to develop rugged and pure manhood and womanhood, that We should set |M|(jd n < I Ji \ fur thanksgiving and prayer. "Now, therefore, I, Kbhard I; Man ning, ({oyernor of South Carolina, do hereby Sm apart au<) designate Thurs day, the 25tb-<lay of* N<?vend?er. A. l>. one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer for all our |H>ople. "OlVeu under my hand and the (I rent si'ui of the state, in Columbia, thla sixteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hun dred and tlfteen, and of the Independ ence of the United States of Aiuerleu the one hundred ami fortieth." Thanksgiving Day aiul the Orphan. President \VIIk??ii has appointed Nov. 25th, as the National Thanksgiving Day. It has been our annual custom ? in that day, or the Habbath following, to remember the orphans. We hope that , every reader of these lines will gladly do so. You have n Wonderful amount to he grateful for, Put your gratitude to the proof. Send to the Orphanage of your church, your thank offering, Presbyterian people In Flori da,' (Juorula and South Carolina will remember that they are united In sup porting the Thornwell Orphanage, of Clinton, S. C., which la the property j of these three synods. The children are all orphans, some three hundred in number. There are 17 cottage homes, each occupied by *orae 15 to 25 children, with a jjood motherly wo man In charge. The children are reg ularly in Hchool for forty weeks each year, and are taught some trade or occupation, by which they fan earn an honest living. Usually they 'leave the Homo at the ugewf 10 to 18, uti les* an earlier discharge Is found ad visable. Tbetr support depends upon gift* of good men and wopieu. Enpe cially at Thanksgiving thnes, they ought to be remembered. There are 180 children from South Carolina, 70 Another car load of DODGE CARS will get here on Tuesday. Call on us for demonstration. The car that will be all joy to own. CAMDEN MOTOR COMPANY from and liH from Florida. The rest came from seven other -?tnt?'s. ? '<nil i llm t luli.s should h?> -fiii pimply t ?? Thoruwell Orphanage, <Mlntyh. K. ' (** <'heel<s HUll | h>hI < orders should be sent to the >jume address. .... ... 'a\Voi><' I (tan laisitaula." Koine, N<?\ 1(? r<>mm?'ut lug upou the sinking of the Aueonu The Trl buna says : "It was even more barbarous than tilt* sinking of the l.usltanla for the passengers were not warned against sailing before they boarded the steam* er us in tbo liiisHnniii <??*??. "Modern civilization must rise | against the ?*rt in liitit res|s>?slhlc for the Aucona outrage. The Austrlaiis, If tbi* submarine was Austrian, surpassed thWr allies and teachers. President WHhoii, In i ho name of out raged hu* inanity, must read over the note re eelved from Merlin ami have It resjss't ed." The Idea Na/.iolane says th*V Aucona ease recalls ttie l.usltanla, hut that It Is graver and more feroelous as the submarine tired hundreds of shots against the Aneolut to save tor|KHloes .is It Is ditlleult to ?et fresh supplies of torpedoes in the Mediterranean thus using the most inhumane methods and making <??oai>e i>reearious. The paper urges Immediate measures for the destroying of supply doj>ot8 in the Mediterranean for submarine's. W ATKINS DIKM OF WOUND. Lancaster Oil Mill Superintendent Kx plres in Rock Hill Hospital. Lancaster, Nov. 12. ? M. VVatkins, general suj>erlntendent of the Lancas ter <V)tton Oil Company, who was shot hy Johu Mcllwain Saturday afternoon, died Id a hospital in Itock 111)1 early this morning. Ills friends In Laneaa ter, where he had made his home for the past several months, were hoj>eful that with his splendid constitution, he might survive, and the new* of hi* death thin morning brought sorrow to them. 1 Mcllwain, who did the shooting, has not been apprehended, although Sher iff Hunter has worked night and day, having bloodhounds brought here Kat urday night, but no trace could be found of the fugitive. Sheriff Hunter personally offers a reward of $100 fo ? the negro's arrest for lodgment In any prison In the tutted States. The ne gro Is 21 years old, T> feet 8 Inches tall, dark gingercake eol&r, weight about 140 pounds, clean shaven, sharp fea tures and a little stooped. Mr. Watklus' remains wem, taken to Augusta for Interment. He Is surviv ed by Ills wife and two youhg chil dren, his mother. Mrs. K. (J. Watklus, and Frank Watklus, a brother, residing In Anderson. R. M. Flncher, aged 72, of Union county, had a narrow escape from death Monday when a horse which he was driving was run down and killed by a railway train. Mr. Fincher was cauglit up by the engine and carried I some little distance before the train could he stopped. With the exception of a few bruises he was uninjured. ^ . MONEY TO U)AN. On Improved farms.* Easy terms Apply to li. U. Clarke. Camden, S 0. V 60. Mr. Sandman Gomes Quick when You Drive Away Jack Frost The kiddies need no coax- dampness and cold out of ing at bedtime ? for the all the house. Gives glow Perfection Heater ing warmth in five minutes had made the room nice ? hours comfort on a and cozy. gallon of kerosene. Smoke The Perfection keeps less, odorless, safe. Trademark. Sold at all hardware and general stores, and wherever you see the Perfection Cozy Cat Poster. Use Aladdin Security Oil or Diamond White Oil to obtain best results in Oil Stoves, Lamps and Heaters. STANDARD OIL CO. (New Jersey) BALTIMORE Washington, D. C. . Charlotte, N. C. NoVfolk. Va> Charleston, W. Va. Rwhmood, V?. , ,:v / Charleston, 8.C. Highest award Panama- Pacific Exposition . J .11 kkmhkht nkws notUh. Correspondent Thinks tJernmny Acted Witliin Houudti in Killing Woman. Humbert, Nov 1H. Winter Ih here at] iUNl Mini I lie beautiful IimUhII Milliliter t Iih t wo have had so lot IK Is ended, A killing frost Ins! night pin- an fin! to all vegetation. Out planting is going on, lint vi'i) little wheat will be sown and thai > where a hly mistake Ik made All fanner. (-an raise tliflr wln-at with lit tl*? hihI not depend on cotton to i buy e\ ?'i \ t hillg Tills Is not 11 wheal count i. \ and ll would In* useless to! compete with ( 111* West (o I'll, hut I enough for home supply ran ho raised and so \yith meat and corn a* Iuih been a in pi, \ proven. The sweet potato crop la lino through here, so are peas. I Miss Mainlf ( <t I lis, of Hoykln, and Mr. I.ar-ry Smith, of l,ee county, wore married at Swift Crook church hy Key. Mr. r.ulnjer Their friends wlal) f??r I them a long iind Inipjiy life. 1 Mrs. S, It. 1 1 at fluid, of ('assail, is visiting her mother, Mrs. S. linker. Her many friends are pleased to see her looking so well. Xlut. next National election Is going | to he I'M i finely close, Judging hy the recent elections. Kentucky only pulled through h\ .'{nil votes. New York and Massachusetts are lost. In nil countries, spies H/id treason are puulsluilile hy death. So It was with the woman the (ioniums shot Shu was a traitor and a spy, false to the trust reposed in her and her end wa? tin- end of all of like nature. In the Revolutionary War, Andre, the Hrltlsh spy was hung. Ills appeal to Washington to ho shot went ujjbeeded. The United States hunt? Mrs. Sarrntt for participating In Lincoln's death hy J, Wilkes ltooth, the eminent aetor, a violent sympathiser of the South, hut a fanatic. The Kinking <>f Americans on that hit: ship liusltanlu was an net of war. They were warned in the big dallies North not to go on that vessel, hy the Uermati Government hut they went and met death. The vessel was full of ammunition to kill (ierman sol dlerH1 with and a few rich Americans) went as a hlind and met their death because they would uot heed the warn ings given them to atay off that vessel, so the (?ertnaim did no more than the Aiiios would nave done tor that Is war, and "war Is helj," ho Sherman said, aud he was right for he made the South I a hell. Stockton News Items. Boy kins, H. C., Nov. 17. ? Last Sun day evening, the fourteenth, Mr. I,arry Smith, of Provldednce, und Miss Mamie Gitlls, of this Keetlon were quietly mar ried in the Swift Creek' church by the Rev. F. M. Fu liner. Thin was quite a surprise to the many friends, hilt we 'extend our congratulations to the young couple. x l*rof. A. \j. Humphries, of Kershaw, silent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Humphries, Miss Ruth Rush and brother, Alva, of LugotY. spent, the week end with rel atives here. Miss Jennie Humphries returned home last Thursday, after two weeks visit in Columbia. Mrs. lielton Owens and little daugh ter, Frances, are vlsjtlug her daughter, Mrs. W. \V. Rollings, of Plnewood. .Misses Uzy.le ami Sybil Cole. of Pis gab. spent the week end with Mrs. (J. W. Aiumons. They were on their way to their new home at (ireer. .Mrs. W. A. Rush and son. Hoyt, spent Sunday at the Iiome of Mrs. John (Jll iis. Messrs. Edward Bradley and Leonard Smith, of Spring llllt, were visitors in this section Sunday evening. Mr. Eugene Owens, of Sumter, is visiting , his father, Mr. Iteiton Owens. Misses Jennie and Sara Humphries s]>ent the week etui in t l*t? Spring Hill section. Mr. Ebby Glllls, of Blaney, sjieut Sunday with ids , mother, Mrs. John' quit* Mr. E.\I>. Turner has returned home from the Camden hospital, where he took treatment. Ills many friends are glad to know that lie is improving. Messrs. Paul and William (Rills of the State Farm, spent Sunday with their pa raits. Miss Maud Gardner attended the Bible Institute Friday and Saturday In Camden. Mrs. Rebeeca Workman, of DeKalb, who has been vlsitiing )ier son, Mr. 10. M. Workman returned home last ^Phnrsdayr? 1 ? Little u. W. Green entertained his little friends at his fifth birthday par ty Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 10th. Mr, and Mrs. J. C. Humphries at tended the . Quarterly Conference at St. John's church Saturday. Wo are all looking forward to Wed nsdady, for that day Sparks' Circus will he held in Camden. The Weekly prayer meeting met at Mr, O. W. Amnions' last Sunday night with a large crowd. It will meet next Sunday night at Mr. J. C. Humphries. REI> CROSS SEALS To Be Placed on Sale at Camden and Beth uiio. The work of the Red Cross Seal Commission of South Carolina has been s<> successful fcWfar thnt an additional order for f(H>,000 seals has been wired to headquarters. ' Already 400.000 seals have been received at the Commission's of lire in Columhla, and by Thanksgiving will he shipped out over the state and plaeed on sale from Thanksgiving to 'Christmas. 1'p to date one hundred and thirty six public spirited j>ersons have volun teered their services In placing the seals on sale in their roApeetive towns. Columbia, has given an order for 1.r>0. <h >o seals, -and hoi>cs by this means to make, no le*s than a thousand dollars for antl-luberoulosls woTfc tn the city. The agent for Camden is Mr. Mat thew R. Singleton and by the hist of ne\t week will have the seals on sale at the leading stores of the town. All citizens Interested in the movement for stamping out tuberculosis in our state will then ly*ve an opportunity to assist in this work. by purchasing Red CrofW Christmas Seal?. The only other place ill Kershaw county where the seals will l?e sold l? Bet hunts where Mr. J. A. Stone has agreed to act as agent nkw.s M WKSTVIIJ.K. |_ , .,n ? looking Furward to Cirrus, llmiik^K^ and Christum*. W?'NtVllh?, NOV. l*>. Ak it ItllM UiHMl some 1 1 mi* nllHV Hf? httvv written :i ? -? >111 ii 1 1 1 1 > i ? ni i<?M from Wostvllle, w ?? Dkoughi parliiij?. a fevt liuw from our community w* ?tl 1*1 bo of Home Intere*! to yoirr man* rouder?. Cotton picking a ml cotton ginnlnu has about come to ii closo mid most of il lots been sold. Till' faces of our fn?rmer# art) quite different from what [they were a year ago, The high jirlee j i of cotton ittid nn abundance of corn, wheat, oat* and u ttudnMcltl' supply of |t<?Ut-i-> have. made tlu* faces of our! l>coplc bright nod happy. , % Sowing wheat and oats arc now tho order of tho day, and quite a number of acres will he planted this fall. While we have a great many young people In our community, yet we hear of no uiitrrlUKOH to report. Sociables and box parties arc not prevalent now, hut aro Just In their omhrlo statu, hut wlii'it they develop Into full hloum, then perhaps the young POOplu will lie Kin to take' on matrimonial Idea*. Wo say well done for Mr. .1. 10. 1'ieed. The puhlh* schtsds of our coniiftuulty wore opened ahout. the tlrst of Novoill hor and aro taught hy the same teach ers that taught them last year. The Westvltle school, Miss Kva Mrltton ; Truosdalv seln>ol, Miss Sallle Mae Mil ler. These young ladles are very ef ficient touchers and we are glrtd to have them hack again. The Flat Hock school is taught hy Miss Annie McDowell. She is one oi our home girls and is a most ewellent teacher. There arc tlirco groat events Juat ahoad of us. The Shirks world fain | oum shows on tlte 24th, Thanksgiving day on the 25th, and Christmas on the 25th of December. We are looking forward to all three of thono events with ureat anticipation, bttt as Sparks' show eouies off llrst, that Is uppermost In the minds of the people uud from what we can wither our community will have quite a large representation there. According to our Methodist custom, our beloved pastor; Mr. S. D. Hatley cannot he returned to us next year, hut lie will entry with him io his new field of labor the very best , wishes of the entire Kershaw circuit. Rev. Rowan in Charleston. lod's Wise Man" was the subject of the address to men at the Y. M. C. A. building yesterday afternoon at 4:30. The speaker was the Rev. J. C. Rowan, pastor of the First Presbyter ian Church of Camden. He !?<* no stranger to a Y. M. C-. A. audience, this being the second time tills year he had been specially invited to de liver an address of this character at 20 (leorge street. Possessed of pleas ing personality, faultless in his dic tion, logical in 4iis sequences, earnest forceful and natural In style, he com manded the closest attention through out. The speaker briefly, but with sus tained interest and conviction, devel oped these attributes of "(iod's Wise Man."' lie must be pure, peaceable, gentle, open to conviction and lacklpg prejudice, merciful; must be a doer as well as a bearer of the Word and niiis^ be thoroughly genuine and sin cere. The Rlble student will readily ;uess that bis text was James .'1:17: "Hut the wisdom that^is from above y U first- pure, then itoaeeable, gentle and easy to be entreated,- full of iuer; ?y and good fruits, without partiality ami without iiy poor icy." The speaker easily sustained the hold he had al ready secured on a Charleston audience of men. Yesterday morning lie preached to an unusually large congregation at the Second Presbyterian ehurcli, and was heard there as well With manifest pleasure and profit. ? Monday's News ami Courier. TIMELY POINTERS FOR ORCHARD AND GARDEN ( Olenwon College Bulletin.) ? ? Snvm? k<**1 - peea**- varletls iirt' Kt \i? nrt, Hrhley, Nussess, Van Deman, Frotscfler, Pabst, and Money-Maker. In banking rutabagas, 'cut them off closely. Tills will prevent thein from ^prourtng later. ? ? ? Muscadine \71rletles of grapes should be set out before December 1. If you wait. until spring they will he Injured by bleeding. Nothing adds- more to the charm of n room than hyacinths. (Jet a 'few bulbs now and net them' out >to that they will conic on during winter. I)o not scatter the roses all over the front yard. Make the rone garden in a place to Itself and plant in some order. Three good pruning tools, with ap- 1 proximate cost, are: long, narrow saw, I KOc; pair of hand pruning shears, <!o cents; pnlr of l<]>ng-liaiidle<l fr<?e pinn ers. one dollar. , ? Suceotfa in planting pecan trees de pends largely on preventing rools from drying .out, making holes wide and deep, and packing soil well around the roots. If you have not yet planted garden pens for early spring use, plant a few row** 'flow, using the Alaska or one of tl^' other hardy varieties. It; is a good plan to give a new strawberry patch an occasional culti vation during fall and winter when the ground is dry enough to be work ed. It will keep the soil In perifect condition and the plant growing well. 1 < Jovornor Manning has granted a further reprieve to Willie Itcthuue, the Clarendon county murderer, until next Monday in order that the case may be further investigated. Tlie Judson Mills at Greenville which has been shut down for several weeks has- again- resumed operations. The union operators refused to work, tho they did not bother the non-union m?i. John J. Mr Ma nan will Introduce* bill in the next Legislature to IncreftM the salary of state officers and Judges. - - - ; ".7 INSURE THE SUCCESS . OF YOUR Thanksgiving Dinner BUY YOUR GROCERIES AT LANG'S A cuiiiph'to Hue of Kreuli (?rorrrirs JukI rtM-olvitl. Also b'r^Hh l*'rulU, Nu(m ii|ii) Wtf?' fallU'H. \\V tlu? folW?V inj-' : (Vlery, CranlnTrli^, tMonipuri (Hiik Hiul uIho MIiicv M*a4, Shi-hIokh Chip*, <<akf? And ItHrriiiKfoii-llitll TELEPHONE NUMBER 2 LANG'S HIGH-GRADE GROCERY "Where Quality Count#" City Meat Market One door north of Smith's Garage. Choice Fresh MEATS V ? ? * ?' /. v ''?]]. ; .-A .-' Choice Cuts 10c, 12V& and 15c per pound. Cash Only. Nothing will be charged. Your orders so licited. Telephone 31. City Meat Market TAX NOTICE. Office of Treosn&r, Kershaw Co., Camden, S. Ov Oct. 4tli, 11)15. Notice Is hereby given that the hooks will lie open for collecting State, Coun ty and School taxes from October 15th, imp. 1<> March 15th, lftl?. A penalty of 1 per ?cent; will he added to all taxes unpaid .Tan. 1st, 1010; 2 per cent. March 1st, 11)10. The rate per centum for Kershaw county Is as follows : Mills State taJj?8 .....^..7... .......... ..7... ......77773 County Taxes >. ) SiK?clal tafces ..............v.. . )....10% Koad taxes /. ) School tuxes 8 Total >. ................... 20% The following school districts have si>eclal levies:. Special school tax District No. 1 5 Si>eclal school tax District No. 2 4 Special school tax District No. 4......U Special school tax District No. (1 4 Special school tax District No. 7. ....A Special school tax District No. Nr 4 Special school tax District No. 1) .4 Special school tax District No. 10.,.. 5 ' Special srhtwl? btx District No. 1 Ir.^fir? Special school tafc District No. 12....T ' Special school tax District. No. 13. ...4 Special school tax District No. 14,. . 3 Special school tax District No, 15....3 Special school I ax District. No. 17 ft Special school tax District No* 1N....4 ^pooipl school tax i ?lstrlet? Nor*40....4 - Special school tux District NO. 20.. ..4 Special school tux District No. 21. ...2 Special school tax District No. 22.. ..7 1 Special schooj fax j District No. 23.. ..3 Special sfhsfol ty Jv? 1)1^1 rl^t. No. Special school 25... .1 Specia I school fftx 1 )Ww?t ;Nci?*267.'..4 Special school tax District No. 27. ...0 Special school; tax District No. 28.^:0 Special school tax District No. 2ft... .4 Special school tax District No, 30. ...2 Special school tax District No. 31. ...0 Si j'.vlul school tax District No. 32. ...4 Special school tax District No. 33.... 4 Special School tax District No. 34. ...4 Special school tiiit DlStriet No. 35....4 Special school tox District No. 40.11 Special school tax District No. 40.. .8 Special school tax District No. 47....4 The poll tax is $1.00. All able-bodied male j>ersons from the age of twenty-one (21) to sixty ( CM)) years, both inclusive, except resi dents of the Incorporated towns of the county slvall pay $2.00 as a road tax, except ministers of the gospel actually In charge of a' congregation, teachers employed in public schools, school trustees and 'persons permanently dls- . nhled In the military service of this State, and persons, who served in- the late war between the States, and all persons actually employed In the quar antine service of this State and all reni-" dents who may be. attending, school or college at the time when said road, tax shall become due. Persons claim ing disabilities must present certifi cates from two reputable physicians of this connty. All information as to taxes will be furnished upon application. I?. M. McCASKIIX. County