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? ?? y ;? ;.,j ;?/? t ? A ?sf CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1916. NUMBER 33. fHKKK Til ft PKKACHKKN 00. ft Sjwrt:uilJ||,'(f Would Not I?ro !<. i ^opartudiiow Program. ^rtiuburg. Nov. iJO.?Th.. ti.st an , ^joii of tin? l/pper South Carp. g(pnfi?rpH?? of Hi?' .Methodist I'Jplw I (.|jjirch. Sou t HI adjourned bore to U)oet l>0*t .V?'ur iO < i : i Ti:*' body bcforo Ddjouron^it b1 on record In favor of compulsory iK-atlon refused to adopt a rcnolu t |,r.?(cstinK against tho national (Vr;:in Of prepurednGflW, put; i ff until eit y<-;ir H"' <|"0H^t>n 11 ??f 0e ami )?ft the fraternity question 'VTifffonl college, which had become suhjf t of (iiKOUMiloo in tho rinte ^ uiitouclx'fi ollieially. Tbe reading of. apiK>lntments begaif prtjy beforo noon, and were com K*i in tioio for tho majority pf the pference delegate# to leave tin* city B dn' early afternoon trains. flje sensational incident of tho tlrnt wual session of the conference came , the dosing hours of that bodyvi d session, when a resolution intro Ktd |,y the Itev. J. W. .Spcakc, <>f idersoii, protesting ag&Lnst the policy (national preparedness recently an jwttd by President Wilson and oth r? prominent ift tho J )ojnoeratic ad inistratlon, was voted down by a in?? majority, and later still further jrjed by the adoption of a motion on ke part of the body to expunge from be minutes of the conference any re ord of the fact that such a resolu loo had been introduced. fMr. Speake snpj>ort0d Ills resolution i a lengthy discussion of the ques lon involved, mentioning Mr. Bryan's feltion, And was replied to by I)r. J. ). Wilson, president of Lander Col t?e, Greenwood, who opposed tlie doption <?f any stich resolution by the iprehce, Dr. Wilson, believed in typorting President Wilson.' Before adjourning today the confer ee unanimously adopted the follow V resolution endorsing ..statewide flnpuisory education for South Ca^ro . "Resolved, That the legislature he jested to enact a law requiring the pndaiifc at school of every normal |ffd between the ages of tight and #. years for the ehtire school year; prilled, however, the proper author ty may excuse for sufficient cause. ? "Walter I. Herbert, "H. }?:. KtnckhoHHeT0? |The jfollowirig appointritehifr were b out MondaV,: ? Spartanburg District ? R. E. Staekhouse, presiding elder. ? Belmont, .1. L?Y Golightly ; Camiwbel ?o, T. t Cil son ; Carlisle, It, ST Vwfc. He;. Cherokee, A. II. Best; Chester, fciarns a. Carter; supply Clifton and ?Mendale, J. r. Winningham; Enoree, KrK. Holmes; ( ; a tTn ey , ~BUf or(T~ Str<55tT ic. Leonard ; Limestone Street, J. W. flpll; Gaffney circuit, It. L. Keaton; ?toman. M. M. H rooks ; Jonesvllle, W. ?jj. Justus; Kelton, J. 11. Copeiand; ?Pacolet, E. M. Peeler ; . Pacolet Mills, Bl* Wagndn, supply; Iteidvllle, G-. G. ?Barley; Spartanburg, Bethel, A. N. ?Branson and M. B. Patrick, junior ?teacher; Central, C. C.. Herbert and ?W. 8. Martin, supcrnumeray,; Duncan ?j- A. Cook and one to be supplied ; [North Spartanburg, W. ' E. Kelly ; . Un ?fn. Buffalo, n. H. Harvey; Gre^n ?Street, \v. r. c.ault; Grace, K. S. ?jot"*; South Union, J. H. Brown; ?WowlnifT. s. T. Creech ; Conference rraii^'llst. J. L. Ilarley; Textile ln pnstrlal Institute. 1). E. Camak, prcsi ?tent I Anderson District. I T. C. (VI >oll. presiding elder. ? Antm ille, w. T. Belvin ; Bethel, J. P?. Hn^'insi ; c.'ilhpun Falls, J. W. Bal ?9, Chanson College, J. M. Steadmttn; Pwtral, H. M. Koliertsbnl Honea Path, R3 Packman ; Lowndesvllle, M. K. ?jgows; McCormlck, J. T. Miller; Bftvflle, L. W. Johnson; Pelzer, J, II. pnnor; Pendleton, M. W. Owings; Bfcneca, X, (j.HinUongpr ; Staff, A. Qr St. John, J. w: Bpeake; Town R, II, Lupo; WalhaUft, IJ*es; Wnlhalla circuit, H. A. Whlt Bf' Westminster, - J.- W. Lewfe; Wll iMmsftii qvd Bel ton, S. H. Booth. I w OcUesluiry District. I fi "'Tliert. presiding older. Abbeville circuit, J. JJ, fsom ; Abbe Jfie station, J. l. Lanier ; Butler, W. ?Mctlo\vs, .Jr.; Broad River, W. A. r^!Cvv,,rtli: r?kesl>urv, R. E. Sharp; weenwood, Main Street, L. P. McGee; Mills. ,T. Earle Steadman; ?wnwo()(i circuit, G. F. Clarkson ; Kl <i?, \V. n. Murray; McKendree, to supplied : Newberry, Central, F. E. (JftwfL <v*S('n1^ Street and Jalapa, Sndth : Xewl!r?rrv *> .m.?? , i, muinrB, ??' 1^; rrutfty; Lander College, John O. Iwiison. president ; assistant Sunday pool editor, i j. F. peatty ; professor ft Under ColleRe, R. O. I>awton. I Columbia District. I Jt*. W. Kilgo. presiding elder. I Aiken and Willlston, A. E- Driggere ; jAften circuit, J. H. Montgomery ; ptehur*, j. r. Mahaffeey; Qo?qmW*? Street, B. R. Turnlpseed ; Wasn Ptton Street, S. A. Steel ; Green street* t J. Keller ; Whaley street, 3. ? g*>?; Brookland and Hattaway, stop Ry; Rhtndon, L. D. Gillespie, and J. supernumerary } P?' B- U Thompson, aupplv : Waver GALA timk at ohaklkkton Promised Those Who AU??ti?| Southern Commercial Congre?8. 4 Charleston, S. C? Nov. iiO.~ lClab orate my) numerous are the entertain ments Hud amusements Charleston 1h I?re sparing for her visitor during thu weak of the Southern Commercial Con gress, December 18-17. Outstanding on tjia program is tho fleet of battle ships and auxiliary craft to the mini her of 2-1, and all will lie given over to visitor* during tli*> Congress. Thou sands of inlanders who seldom have the opportunity of seeing 0110 of TJiicJu Sam's HrsfVluss fighting slii|>s or sub marines, will ho permitted to clnmhcr over the. vessels and room at will on tfaeir decks during the week that tiiey are anchored in Charleston Ilarbor. And then there are the lield and wator sports, which will go on every day from almost sunrise to sunset and .?<?:> at night win n the city and the battleship fleet will be lighted with the rays from hundreds of searchlights, making Charleston hy night even more hrllMant and sclntllatbig in her holi day garb than Charleston by day. The field 'sporty Include every variety of athletics, football, basketball, races of all kinds and other games connected especially for the occasion by an able committee which has the matter In charge. , . Sightseeing trips for the visitors are being talked of, and both the street railways and the tracks of the termi nal company will be requisitioned for this purpose. The plans for the amusement park are the most elaborate of anything ever staged in the South. There will he scores of free, attractions, and the shows to which admittance Is charged will he about the only amusements to which a visitor will bo asked to pay. Visits to the battleships will bo free, as will the field ond wuter sports and the sightseeing trips as well as open air dances and, concerts. Hale of Dodge Cars. The Camden Motor Co.. announces the sale of fourmore Dodge cars with in the past week. Another car load was received by this company t lie first of this Week and still another car load is expected tdday. Mr, DeLoaebe soys that the ovvnera ni&JiikiiesL sale^mcn* and ;that those who have purchased fi Dodge are all highly pleased. The sales made recently were: . David It. William, s, Dodge winter ***: ? : ** Qapt. Jj. J,. Clylnirn, Dodge roadster. T. B. Clyburn, Dodge touring car. John Mickle, Dodge touring car. T. W. Brow nVDodge touring car. L . I>ox Supper atJlVest ville. The Indies of Befnany c&iirch will give a box supper 'at Westvllle school hohse Friday night, Dec. 10th, to help raise funds to linlsh the parsonage at that place. All are cordially invited to attend. , ley, J. B. MahaJTey; Edgefield, A..L. Guriter ; Fairfield, J. A. Bledsoe and F. W. Mason, supernumerary ; Gilbert, I>. 10. Jeffcoat; (Jranlteville, J. I). Grif fin; I^mo, F. G. Whitloek; Johnston^ J, H. Thacker ; Laingfey, J. E. Hrowu, jftipplyj. . Lees v Me, C. E. Poole ; Lees ville circuit, M A. ?Tec^lew, supply ; Lexington, J. G. Farr; Middleburg, W. I). Quick, supply ; North Augusta, Ham lin Etberidge ; Itidgeway, T. A. Shea ley; Blchland, J. M. Meetze; Swansea, J ?Lw. Ncoley ; Wagner* JOL.X. Patrick supply ; Epworth Orphanage, W. 1ft NVbarton, superintendent; . Greenville District. M...-L. Carlisle, presiding elder. ^51 iuton, W. A. Fairey ; Eaaleyv J. pr Holler; Fountain Inn, M. 1'. wnarton; Gray Court, T. W. Munnerlyn ; Green ville, Bethel and Poe, W. B. Garrett; &PLn<*0mbe Street, P. F. Kilgo ; Duncan, S. M. Jones, supply ; Hampton avenue. E. U. Mason; St. Paul, A. E. Holler; .$puth Greenville, P. It. Kilgo, and one to be supplied; West Greenville, S. L. Rogers; Brandon qnd .1 ml. son, A. M. Doggett; Greenville circuit, J. L S1n gletort ; Greer, W. J. Snyder; Laurens, J. R. T. Major; Laurens circuit, W. H. Lewis ; Liberty, G. H. Hodges ; Pick ens, L. K.. Wiggins ; Pickens circuit, C. W. Burgess; jpiedmont, O. M. Ab liey; South Easley, W. L. Mulliken; South Greer, Foster Speer; Travelers' Rest, C. P. Carter. Conference secre tory of education,' J. R. *T. Major. Rock Hill District. P. B. Wells, presiding elder. . B.lackstnrrg, H. C. Motrson ; Black stock, Geo. Gary L?c; Cheater, R. E. Ttirnipseed ; Chesfcefr "Circuit, J. E. Strickland ; Clover, G. T. Hughes ; East I^ancaster, IX. A. M$rrltt; supply ; Fort Mill, Jfr Z. James; Great F?ll?, J. -B. Kilgore; Hickory Grove, H. B. Hardy; Lancaster, B. T. Hodges ; Lancaster circuit, 8. B. White ; North mask tllll circuit, W. M. Hardin; Rifchburg, W. 8. Goodwin ; Rock Hill, Manchester and Highland Parte. C. W. Bowling, sup ply; St John, J. E. Roper j Went Mate Street, W. H. Pblk; Bock Hill circuit, Jno. I. Splnka; Vanwyck, J. V. Davis, supply;. Wlnnsboro, J, B. Tray wick ; York, Henry Stokes. Missionary to Korea, h. Porter Anderson, r -Confcr eace missionary secretary, R. &. Tur nlnseed -A - . ? * TOURISTS COMING KAKLY. Oundon's Kxcclient Climate Bringing: Many Visitors Here. The clear crisp weather of Camden has doubt loses pleased the few tourists 1 1 ready here. Tlioae exjMH-ted down shortly to open their wlhter homes are Mr. ltalph FIIIh and family, who will ' e down for the holidays. Mr. Fro'l Robliuon and family, of Racine, who last year leaded Unity 'lodge for the season, will spend Christ um* here and stay Jate into the spring. Mrs, \V N. Clarko arrived today nnd vill go. straight to her cottage wli'fli has Just heen put in readlnesH for her. Mr, and Mrs. T. ICdmuud Krumhholss and Miss Clara Krnmbholz, came down earlier this season and will enjoy a (Ihrlstmus * In the Southland Mr. Kruiaiihuix, is already receiving appli cations, One of which shows that Cam den is noted for it's wonderful climatic and recuperative powers, f?r Madame Hemhrlch, who has heen touring the country ai^d giving lectures and con certs for the I'olish 'Relief Fund, has Itroken down and heen obliged to take a few weeks rest, has picket! out Cam den and a telegram cngaglug a suite of rooms for herself and party, having heen received by Sfr. Krumbholz and turned over to thte Court Inn ; which is now open, and has quite a party of hunters who came down *or the Thanksgiving holidays. Ilohklrk Inn annex is proving itdelf a much needed Improvement for with Its small compact and steam heated dining room and grill In basement, many automobile parties are attracted by the new sign and stop In for meals on theirv tours to Florida and other points South. Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Smith, of Pitts burgh, are again occupying their favor ite bungalow on Ilohklrk grounds. Mrs. Florence M. Dow Is also a guest at Ilohklrk Inn. Among the guests at* the Court Inn Is Mr. Fred Ij. Coea, who has been a regular visitor to Cnmden for a num ber of years, and arrived for the sea son's opening? Thanksgiving day. Mr. CrtoU and Miss I|utchlnh;on to Wed. The many friends of Mr. George R. Cook will be interested to hear of his % coming ma triage. Invitations having al ready been sent out and read as fol lows ; " ?. - "Mr. and Mrs. John Palmer Hutch inson request the pleasure of your com pany at the weeddlng breakfast of their (laughter, Alice Lydia and Mr. George/ Ilea Cook on Wednesday the fifteenth of December, nineteen hun dred ami fifteen at ohe o'clock 'Clover dale'. Georgetown, New Jersey. At home after the fifteenth of April, 383 Camden for many seasons. Miss Hutchinson is the daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Ilytchlrfson, who have ? een guests of the Hobkirk Inn, while Mr. Cook lias been a guest of the Court Inn for many winters and is also a property owner; having built* the ?two attractive cottages on Kirk wood Heights which are listed among the ?otta ?e colony. Army Officers Here. Captain Gordon Johnson, aidenle CHinp t6 General Wood of the United part of Thursday ili Camden inspect ing sites for the training camp. lie was accompanletPby several of his" as sociates who assisted in the establish -raent- of~tho_ TTamp-jrt Piattsbiirjriflst summer. Several liteli railroad offi cials frere in the party and they were met by a representative committee of Pltlaonn and. enlertained al lunch at the Court Inn. Those ih the party lunching at the Court Inn were Captain Gordon John ston, Mr. Douglas Robinson And Mr. T. Lloyd Derby, of New Ygrk ; Mr. O. B. Ryan, general passenger agent of the Seaboard ; Mr. W. E. Conklin, of New York ; Mr. C. W. Small, of Sa vannah, Mr., J. S. Rtchberger, of Co lumbia, all of the Seaboard ; Mr. H. F. Oary, general passenger agent of the Southern railroad, of Washington, Mr. W. E. McGee, of, the Southern, Colum bia; and Captain W. M. Shannon, Mayor C. H. Yates, Mr. Ticknor, and Mr. E. C. vonTresckow, all of Camden. Mr. Duke and Party Hem A party of motorists consisting of Mr. J. B., Duke, the catfltallst, E. C. Marshall, R. Mflhano, L W, Ruff, J. G. Thorn and T. Cracker "stopped at , the Court Inn for* a stay on Monday. 1 Mr. Duke in now ill the South visit Jul' the various plants' in which tie is in terested. He is making hl^ headquar ters in Charlotte and having brought down hla car, he Is making the trips out In the morninj? and returning in the afternoon. He la one of the cap tains of the world's industry today. He jha* invented hla millions tn Pled m6nt Carolina and to fifing to this mc~ ovivrif i i fiiiuii, 1^1. ?!, ^ Both parties have been sojourners to &HM I AK VOI'Nii MiiN DKAI). J. Cuthbcrt Clarke Kuceomhcd to Itlood Poison Sunday Evening. ^ Mr. J. Cu'fhl o? t Clink*', Hon of Mr. anil Mirt. .loltp H, Clarke, died lasl Sunday evening at tin* Camden Hos pital after an illness of a ft?w week# follow I nix an operation. The immediate CttUHt' of IiIh death being |{|teii as blood ihHrou. Mr. Clarke was Just m few months >vi?r twenty-ppe years of a?e and his tleath Is peculiarly sad, being stricken when just t uterUiK uinuln>od, hiuI much sympathy Is felt for his parents ami Writer* and brother In 'the home of his adoption. Mr. Clarke was it native of Hemlprsonvllle, N. <\, his parents coin ing to Camden several years ago where they have been held in high esteem by Oaim Ion people. t ?'> For several y$ars young Clarke had been connected with tlu< Camdeu Cwu Cola Co., but recently he bad lieelj made manager of the Kershaw planL ji bran, h of the company, and up tF^a few weeks ago had been In perfect health. The funeral services were held at the Camden Haptlst church Monday afternoon, service* being conducted by Kev. Johh A. I>avlson, and the burial was at Ihc Quaker cemetery In this J city. The h?r#e congregation at the church and the many beautiful noral tributes attested to the esteem of the popular young man. lie was a member of the Woodman, Gamp at this place who acted as an honorary escort to the grave. The imllbearers were all boyhood chums of the deceased : Mes sera Herman Rarucli, R. T. Myers. Jiert Glfford, Herbert Qimpbell, I>ess Goodale and James Goodaife. Besides bis parents Mr. Clarke Is sur vived by one brother and two sinters ? Mr. Arthur Clarke, and Misses Jennie and- Ronnie .Clarice, ail of Camden. For Transporting Whiskey. Constable Sinclair placed - ? - John sou under arrest at Spalding Junc tion Wednesday afternoon as he alight ed front the trilln from Columbia. The negro had In his possession three ?al lon.V of whiskey. The oftlcer had gone over to Rlaney on the morning train, and returning that afternoon noticed Johnson with an unusually large pack' LLgii kont Ills eye nnon hljn. Learning, from the conductor that the negro's ticket read to Runoff and that he did not get. off there, he decided to cap ture and followed him on the Camden, finally landing him at Spalding. He is now In jail charged with transport- j lug whiskey, !/ Former Camden Man Married; i Friends In Camden of Mr. Edward A. Young will be Interested to learn of his marriage,' which occurred Moil day at Jacksonville, Fin., to Miss Anna Sjifiln, of Orlando, Fla. The ceremony was performed at the home f?f Rev, W. Dodge, In Jacksonville, and the couple returned to Oeala, where Mr. Young Is manager of the McNalr Lumber Co., ?it that place. Mr. \V. "M. Young, of Camden, went down Sunday to be present at the marriage. Honor Roll Crescent School. FoHtnylng is the honor roll of Cvcs "ont School near Lugoff, with Miss Hoyall Ijpak, as principal: First grade. Halkard Hawkins, El lerbe Spires. " Second grade. Thelnin Poller. Th'lrd grade. Estelle Peak. Fourth grade. Bertha Jones, Johnnie Spires, Tillman Peak, Oscar Spires Fifth grade. Lula Mae" Porter, Ad iiii Elllsor, Ruth Miles. Sixth grade. Elizabeth Kennedy. Seventh grade. ? Anlbel1 Kennedy, I/irrj MeLeod. Pen Porter. Eighth grade. Leroy Porter. tlon today more of his time aiul ener gy than to any other aggregation of enterprises .In which he Is Interested. The fact has been generally remark ed upon by those who are elosest to him that Mr. Duke Is gradually turn ing his face towards his native state and towifrds his home folks as the years come and go. Other .Arrivals at Court Inri. Among other arrivals down for the winter . registering at the Court Inn will be found the following. Several .of these people come to Camden every vear. and are down a great deal earli er than formerly : Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Coca, Worcester, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. BIgelow, Minneapolis, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Erben, Radnor, Pa. ; Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Is Jones, Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. P. W. W. Clapp, .Baltimore ; Philip M. Judd, Holyoke, Mass.; Mrs. Sol. Smith Russell and maid, New York; Krs. A. J. Somtrrille, Toronto^ Canada. WAS WKI.I, KNOWN IIKICK. Mrs. Kmlly V. MeKageu Died At Home of1 llcr Sun In Sumter. Tin* Camden friends of Messrs. ('has. unci Olllo M<'Kn|{cn,' who formerly re here, will regret to learn ??f the loath of their mother which occurred at th<> home of the former lit Sumter last Saturday. Mr*. McfCttRCii before her marriage was a Miss Singleton. Kim was a daughter of Major William J. and HOT ton HO Ilaynosworth Singleton, of Sumter county, one ??f the oldest and most highly esteemed families of Sum tlT count s The deceased was 70 years of age last September. She Is survived by six sons, Messrs. Wlllhim J., 1 It'll ry (J., (?corgc 1',, 01 lie II:, Charles S;i of ftumt.gir* uiul Hubert S., of (iroenville, .. ami one da ugh tar, Mrs. fhu>rgo S. Morrison. of Columbia, Also by four brothers, Mes sors John \V., Joseph It.. Charles ll? ami Wtwley Jl. Singleton, uml one sis ter, Mrs. Oporge II. lx?\\is, nil of Sum tor. Mrs. McKagen lived all of her life jjiritetieally in Sunder city and Sumter county. She was loved by hundreds of people for her motherly and chari table deeds and sweet disposition. Her Christian life and character wore In* oh to those who oamo In Coll tact with her. Cassatt Man Died Here. Mr. Kouben Tldwell, uged 15 years, a resident of the Cossatt section, died Friday night at the Camden Hospital, after an Illness extending over a yeur. About a year ago while in a despondent nlood Mr. Tldwell swallowed a qrian tity of concentrated lye, with Hulcldal Intent. Since that time ho has been a great sufferer* ami as a last resort he was tatken to the hospital In an lVort to save his life. His remains were prepared for burial by the- Mc Cormlek Co., and shipped^ to Caasatt Satunlay, where the burial took place at Beaver I>ahi church Sunday. Mr. Tldwell is survived by his wife, father and two brothers. Largo Store Burned in Sumter. Sumter, Nov. 20. ? I'M re early this morning totally destroyed O'Donnel & Co's. store, causing a loss- estimated at droyud 4>T5,0CM), with Insurance of .$12, 000 on stock of goods and buildings. The tire started in the' rear of the store near where the stove waa placed, and had a good headway when dis covered hy a policeman in making his rounds at 4 :80 o'clock. Whjn tlie front door was broken open by the firemen n fen- minutes inter1 the draught-scnt the lire up to the roof with suelrfierce floss tiio flremen were forced out of the building, .Nothing was saved from the builditlg except one bicycle out of a stock of goods valued at approximate ly $00,000. /The store liad two entrances on Main street, one side for dry goods and clothing, and the other for gro ceries and crockery ware. Skeleton Found in Swamp. Hunting in tly.? river swamps Is in vogue now and game is said to be plentiful Capt. J. h. Irby, of Boykin, whs a visitor in Columbia Sunday. Ho reported that a party of hunters, of which he was a member, was very suc cessful on Black Oak Island, on tlie San toe river. Two deer were killed In- the last- few days of the inlnt. ?The party found a human skeleton in tlie swamp. Dr.. Mood, of Sumter," who was with the party, examined the. jaw was that of a man of unusually large *ize. Ilea til occurred about six or seven months ago, I)r. Mood thought. There were no circumstances to indi cate the cause of deaths ? Columbia Itecord. * ^ Mrs. MrKain Loses Suit. The case of Mrs. .Nannie McKain againstt the Southern Cotton oil Co. and W. R. Eve, Jr., was ordered a non-suit by Judge Bowman. Mrs. Mc Kain was claiming $30,000 damages for tlie death of her husband about ten years ago, he being killed by falling into a fly wheel while working for the old Camden Water, T/ight A Ice Co. This is the second trial of this case in ?the courts here. To Bqild a Residence. Mr. John E. Rbame has r?*ently pur chased the lot on North Broad street formerly owned by Mr. W. ' H. Eve, Jr., and wilt in the near future erect a handsome residence thereon. The lot faces Broad street between .the residences of Mrs. B. O. Team and that of Mayor Yates. Ha has not bad his plans made yet and does not know exactly the size the bouse will be. The contract hat not been let ritoiiiitrrioN ktkakkkn luterchti-d n LarKc C'onifreKatioii ui MeUioUUi ChurrJ) Sunday Night. I'lllSUlWll to II II llOtl llt'C WW ' 1 1 1 the Ml rlous churches united lit the Methodist church wlili a large congregation last Sunday evening to hoar Hov. <?. VV, Morrow and Hon, John (I. NVoolov, tho two platform speakers of tho Antb Saloon League of America, who are making a number of spin*'))**! In thin Section, The meeting was presided over by Hon. W. liratton doLoaoh, who ex plained to the congregation tho object tf tho meeting, and Introduced tho ijieakers. Services were oi toned with i prayer hy Hoy. Smith, of tho Meth odist church, which wnn followo<l hy n nolo, "Tho Holy City," beautifully rendered hy Mrs. 10. C. Zemp. v Rev. Morrow whs Introduced and intoned his remark* with u brief synop tlrt of tho life history of the Antl Saloon League- how it baa from a small beginning grown to otto of the largest interdenominational organiza tions In this Country, having now 150 >I!Icoh and over 7(H) employee* on Its payroll In various parts of the eountry. The speaker laid stress ujKin the fact that hocniiBO South Carolina had voted out whiskey, that the ]teo]tle of tbU state should not think It will he with out wmskey for tills reason alone South Carolina Is Just beginning to undertake a man's Job! It Is up J" tho citizenship to see 'Mint the law la enforced, by making It ho hard with the iHMldlers of intoxicants that they will have to seek other moans of a livelihood. ? ? ? The purpose of the league hi send-* ing speakers around Is that they are Waging a live-year campaign with the end In view of thlrty-slx states being placed it) the dry column, and thou ;ipj>eal to congress to declare against the legalized sale of Whiskey. There are now nineteen sta tew which have declared for prohibition ? only nine more arc needed to accomplish this, arid the league hopes to win In live years. Dr. Morrow says It, may take longer, hut they will k?H?p oil lighting until this goal Is In sight. Hon. Wooley was tho next speaker and gave statistics showing what the league had done, is doing and what it expect* to do, and appealed for en forcement of tho law a? 90011 as the prohibition act takes effect in this. state on tho first of January. A feature of the exercises wtis the special music for the occasion. Mr. . and Mrs. JoRh Oray, lesbians of rare talent, pleased the congregation with their violin and cello selections. accompaniment. "The Trail of the lonesome Pine." Ono of the great scenes in Eugene Walter's dramatization of "The Trnll of the J/onesome Pine," 1h laid in Jiuld Toll Ivor's enbin. Young 'Dave, June's .own .cousin, who is in love with her, Is a fugitive aechsed of shooting llerk ii'.v, Jack's chum and partner. Juno hides him in her bedroom. Her father carries in her lover's <Vounded com rade, while? Jack? who follows him, J demands from June the surrender of the- fugitive. Junfi._refnticti, and Mr. ^ Wniter has devised a heart-gripping scene between the primitive mountain girl and the educated man, wherein . love and duty battle.' /yThe Will 10." Cnthnne Amusement Go. hav?M>aid spe-? Vial attention to the costumes, prop erties and scenic environment, and each ?ict is a gem of stage portraiture. It ?onies "to~tht* o|w?ra house Saturday, ? Dee. 4th,- with clever Eily CCJonnor iu the role of June Tolllver.-*-adv. "The White Squaw." , A play that may be saUt to be a ; downright novelty, in that it is clean, wholesome. graced by romance, bub bling with laughter and rich in heart Interest, is "The White Squaw," to be seen at the opera house on Dec. 10th. The play is from the pen of the tal ented young author. D. M. Clarke, anil is already being referred to as one of the real stage successes of the current theatrical season ; one that is destined to endure. - "Tho White Squaw" is styled a ro mantle American drama. The scenes ?re laid in the Michigan forests some If ty miles from Detroit^ h (id fcjie time Is Just about one hundred years ago. The scenery and costumes used to*-"* "The White Squaw" are ?o elaborate Vnd beautiful as to form an Important feature of the production. ? adv. When .the agent of the 8oothern rail way at Orangeburg went to his dflice last Friday morning he found that he had been robbed of a sum of money amounting to about, three hundred dol tars.