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? (I'fW-' VOLUME XXVII. '?* ' T " k';G vV'; .V jf.. VJ? , : f : ' ?> ? ??? ??? ??" ???" " " 1 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1916. NUMBER 46. COMINU0 AND UOINGH >, ' Ml Golfing Among Tlie TourMs The Past Week. Mr. K. N. Coursen and Miss Ctyur u gave a dinner party to ten h? the rkwood grill Saturday evening, hav s an their guests, Mr. and Mrs. K. Watson, Mrs. Wm, Peak, Miss Ful Miss Keliar, Miss Wbiterldge, Mr. >urv S tot son anil Mr. T. Ashly rfHh Mr. ami Mrs. K. G. Whistler wt re esti of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mor ,1 at a dinner party at tho Kirk w,(l Saturday evening. It was a lng-away party In honor of Mrs. organ, who left Sunday for her UlC. Miss Panforth, of East Orange, N. who is spending some time at the rkwood, whs the agreeable hostess a dinner party Tuesday evening/ ving fts her guests, Miss Ilutli Baker, ss Cooper, Miss Krumbholg, , Miss wing. ?"\1 Messrs. Jack Whitaker, Igene Ixnioir, Harry Porter, Adieks rkland and Mendel Smith: After a >st pleasant social hour, the guests parted for the club -house where they ?nt the remainder of the evening in tiring. M the I?ow cottage Friday evening, ;s. White was hostess at a dinner rty. After the dinner Mrs. White tli her guests formed a "movie par [ at the Majestic. Again on Sunday ?m.iii:' Mrs. White was hostess at an Hmnal supj>er. Airs. Duncan L. Edwards gave u dln H party to a number of her friends Ht Friday evening. Bliss Helen lloines gave a dinner Hty at the Hohkirk Inn Monday even H having as her guests Miss Aiken H Mr. Hlaekmer, guests at the Court Hi. and Mr. Caleb Whitaker, Jr. Hlr. ('. M. Taintor arrived this week Hi is stopping at the Hohkirk Inn. Htr and Mrs. H. Iteigel, of Itelgels He, X. J., with Uoy Young chauffer, H at the Court Inn this week.-~ Hlnn Henry White, of Washington, Hnier ambassador to France, is stop ftg at the Hobkirk Inn this week. Hlr. and Mrs. H. B. Coo* I, Miss Ruth ? <iood and Carl F. Good, of Newark, ? ?I., form a party at the Kirkwood. ?Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schmidt, of New ?rk City, stopped at the Court Inn |t week enroute to southern points, ^Mr ('has. Hazard, of Brooklyn, N. t arrived this week to join Mr. sard. who Iff stopping at the Kirk HhI. * [Mr. and Mrs. Hammond M. Whlt jy and Miss Whitney,* of Brookllne, ss.. arrived at the Couit Inn this ek for a stay. jMr. and Mrs. M. II. Ilaralngton and and Mrs. W. B. Kennedy, of Ger ntown, l'a.4 are umong those arrlv at the Court Inn. jMr. <;e?rge Batten, of the George itt?Mi Advertising agency, /of New rk Is among those registered at the rkwood for a stay. |Mrs. K. Cole, Miss Katherine McNa re. Miss K. Mahoney and Miss A. jK> form a party of Bostonlans at p Ki rkwood for a stay. [Messrs. Richard W. Ilerhert and flin W. Herbert, of New York, passed jrough Camden this week and while re stopjx'd at the Kirkwood. Lieut. Wm. N. Haskell, U. S. A., sta >n??d ut New York, accompanied by X- Haskell, are among those regis 'ed at the Kirku-ood this week. >r. F. Schavolr, I>r. J. B. Cloonani 1 Mr. ('. W. i>ell form a party from J mford, Conn., at the Court Inn, 'who enjoying the Harsfleld links dally./ ir. and Mrs. (Jeo. B. Waltdn, with 'ed Selmhose, chauffer, arrived at p Court Inn WedneHday, motoring ( >m Brooklyn. N. Y.. In their Peerless ring car. ' ? Jr. and Mrs. E.~ Twyeffort and Miss yeffort, of New York, are at the wood for a stay. Miss Twyeffort ? popular golfer and spends a good <>f time on the Country Club links, ir. Herbert Sinclair, who spent a rt while here the first of the-eea . returned this week accompanied Mrs. Sinclair and Misses Betty clalr and Gertrude Sinclair, who jll spend some time at the Kirkwood. At Mrs. Whistler's are*. Mrs. Drant tl Miss Drant, of Vermont; Mr. and * Walter Semon, child and nurse.. Buffalo, N. Yr, Mrs. Manger, of if>; and Mrs. Geo. Biggs and chll n from New York. ong the prominent guests arriT ?t the Court Inn this week is Hon.. A McN'nught, of Toronto, a member] the Canadian parliament, who Is M-k ;5">en horse low, THURS lY and FRIDAY, RCH 30 - SI. I'KKHKNTKO HANDSOME S.VltKK. Former LieutMiiuit Remembered For Fifteen Yews Service. At the regular drill nl?r1it of Com pauy M, 1st South Carolina Infantry on Wednesday, First Lieutenant Wm. M. Young, retired, waa presented with a sabre, a token of the high esteem And regard he In held in by his former comrade* of the Kershaw cuards. Captain vonTresekow Introduced Ma jor S. c. Kemp, former captain of the Comimny, ami requested him to pre sent the sabre to Lieutenant Young. Major Zemp acquiesced, and accom panied the act with a few well chosen and appropriate words. Lieutenant Youn? was a member of the Company from 1000 to 1015? as the wordN of dedication on the sabre testify ? having previously been a mem* her of the Second South Carolina Vol unteers in the Spanish.Amerlcan war. M. J* {Smith, Jr., (more generally known as "Buck,") Charles K. Ville plgue and toward M. Boykin Joined Company M. Wednesday night Mayor C. H> Yates has offered a prize of $10 for the best drilled aquad ? the competitive drill to take place during the horse show. Mr. Itobt. K. Stone, of Boston, winter ing at the Ilobkirk Inn, an enthusias tic "preparedness man," drilled with the Company Wednesday night. accompanied by Mrs. McNaugbt and bow, Master JacK McNaught, for a stay In Camden. All of the hotels have been filled for some time, and are forced to turn away guests who wish to visit Cam den, Among the recent requests for reservations received by the llokblrk Inn was from Countess Glzycka, dated at Washington, which had to be turned down. In the ladles' 18 hole medal play handicap at Sarsfleld Monday, In which nine entries were made, Miss J. C. Phelps was the winner. The prize was presented for this event by Mrs. h. C. Vifarner. At Sarsfleld Saturday, Prof. R. * . Simpson made the best score In the 18 hole medal play handicap in which there were. 23 entries. Mr. J. Tur ner donated the prize for this event. There were 24 entries In the ball t handicap at Sarsfleld Saturday and | was won by Mr. J. F. Turner, with } Messrs. Jas. 11. Scott and P R. Black ; mer, second, and Dr. T.! Cotton, third \ The second match of a series for the Col. John Caswell cup was played last ? Thursday on the Sarsfleld links. Sars ' field won this match in which fifty , players entered. The Country Club; won the first match. Players in Thurs day's game were: Country Club Sarsfleld Watson * ?arto;v Davidge Marvin Xoyes ' . Tlc*"or ?... Yates Boykin Cook ,,r- S Klrkbrlds Vlllepgae wucy Ne"?" Lovett " B A. G. Richardson rTodcl EljbCn Stetson W- p Coursen ? Or Paint . niLc>d0" Merrick Illackmer Danforth ? Cowing Phcl1*' ,,. K . Titus Moore ? Hawkins ? .. ? Wallace McNultj Thomas 1 00 mm* . *?? snook Gen- "ubb "Dr.Merrltt Klrkwood Arrivals. Among those registered at the Klrk wood are: Judge and Mrs. Jas C. Foley, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Groves, Summit, N. J; Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Fuller, Mrs. C. G- Palmer, J. V. Rourke, Mr! and Mrs. Tyrol* Stitcher, Dr. F. Jl. Km Euefiebr Mrs. Joel W. Thorne, New York ; Mrs. Charles L. Bartlett, Mrs. C. M. Dawes, Chicago; Mrs. Fran cis B. Harrington, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Harding, Boston ; Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Merrltt, Mr. and Mrs. Orla B. Tay lor, Mr. -and Mrs. Cornelius N. Ray. Detroit ; Mrs. B. P. Brumdred, Oil City, Pa; Mrs. James h. Mitchell, St. Paul Minn ; Mr. and Mrs. J. A- P Ramsdell, Newburgh, N. Y ; Miss Kath erfoe V. Garvey, Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Shonk, Erie, Pa.; Mr and Mrs. James R. Smith, Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. David Caell, New Ro cbelle, N. Y.; Mrs. W. Morgan Stcnster, Montclair, N. J.; Mris. H. O. Sugg, Glasgow, Ky. ; Mr. and M re. H. Rose, Bangor, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry J Hoomcr, Newarkf-N^ilrt-Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Keeler, Darien, Oocn. ; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Brown, Jr., Rnglewood, N. J. ; Mrs. E. M. Jaekaoo, Mi*. G. Harris Gorman, Dayton, O.; T. Frank Apple by, Aatmrjparfc, K J- ? Antral* a* Cawt Inn Other arrival* thla week at Inn trt: Edgar McOollum, Boston; COjTKT NEXT WEEK. Judge T. J. M?uld!ii, of Hfkww, Will 1'rttiidk , General Sessions Court for the ! Spring term <tmv?iusi in this <'tty on Monday, March Oth, with Judge T. J. Mauldin, of Plcklus. presiding. For the first time in many terms there will he no murder came on the docket? ?the only capital offense likely to come up at this term will he that of Charlie Smith, a negro of lAigoff, charged with rape on the |>erson of a negro woman. Many udnor eases will he tried, there being nine prisoners in jail now, and a good many out on hond. The following cases have l?een brought over from the last term of court : Joe English, violating dispensary law. Tried In hlfc absence, was found guilty and a sealed sentence left. I^ater English was captured in Massa^iusets, and Solicitor Cobb received a tine of $2(K> which was turned over to the Clerk of Court on Dec. 20. 1015. This puts an end to this case. I* It. Tiller, dlsiK>slng of property under lien. Will Perry, violating dispensary law. Joe Watson, gelling whiskey, tried Nov. 12, in absence of defendant, Guil ty. Sealed sentence. Isaac More, transporting whiskey. Put on trial in his absence Nov. 12, 11)15. Verdict guilty. Sealed sentence. Laurel Smith, disposing of property under lien. I>. D. Truesdel, assault with- intent to kill. M. L. Owens, assault with Intent to kill, I), G. Fletcher, assault and battery with intent to kill. 1/ Harry Jirishane, ordering whiskey in another's name unlawfully. Thos. J. Spradley, non-support of wife and minor children. ' KERSHAW NEWS NOTES. Interesting Happenings Gathered From The Era of That Place. The Baptist congregation held cot tage prayermeetlngs nightly during the past week at the homes of various members of that church. The prayer meetings were attended also by mem* hers of the other denominations in town. Dr. J. Cleveland Pearce, who iuternl "Cfl" coming Fo Kershaw February 1st, has written the editor of the Era that he was hludered by sickness In his family from coming at that time, hut that he hoped to arrive here the 6th ; or 7th of March. " ; John C. Jenklps, of thp Ilaile Gold Mine 'section, left last night for De troit, Mich., to take an eight weeks course in auto work. lie expects to return' about May 1st and open an auto repair shop and sale station in Kershaw, In the Clyburn building. Miss Janie Stover of the telephone eentraK operator force, si>eut a week at Ridgeway, where she accompanied her cousin. Misn l^aura Mugill, when the latter returned home after her visit to Kershaw. Thomas S. . Bell, who lives only a short distance south of Kershaw, was taken to the Fenuell Infirmary at Rock Hill last week for special treatment. He was accompanied by 'his son-in-law, W. L. Phillips, and his friend and neighbor, W. It. Gregory. Buster Wilson and Pobe Erwin, both colored, were arraigned Monday before acting Intendant, G. F. Cook On the charge of malicious mischief, cutting an automobile tire at a nght service at one of the colored churches. -Wil son confessed to his part in it and vyas fined $50, which he paid. Erwln was convicted and was fined $100 or 30 days, half of the fine to be suspend ed if the remaining $50 was paid. A. 8. Karesh returned Friday fronf' his purchasing trip to New York. Storing Miiiimiry. Miss Mattle Gerald returned last week from the northern markets where she has been for sometime buying a larg stock of millinery. Miss Nellie Haynes, who has been with her for several seasons arrival this and will have charge of her trimming de partment. The goods are already ar riving and attracting a great deal of attention among the. ladies. Miss Gerald will be glad for you to ca\l and Inspect her stock. See her advertisement In another place in this paper. f Lost Seven Cows. County Auditor W. F. Russell had the misfortune 'to lose seven cowa In the Belmont swamp ajfew miles below Camden Monday. The animals were all beef cattle and were being fattened for market It is supposed th6 cows ate poisoned food, but where the poison came from Mr. Russell does not know, It was quite a heavy loss to him. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Erbew, Radnor, Pa.; Ohas. S. Raben, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Page, Jr., Philadelphia ; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. .Chandler, Norwich, Conn.; Mrs. F. J. Murray, ? Francis Blise Murray, New York ; Mr. and Mrs. John C. Donnely, Detroit; L. J. Apple gtth, Toronto, Ca?^~'~~~ Hobkirk Inn Arrivals Those arriving at Hobkirk Inn this week are: Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Stewart, Middleton, Mass.; Mrs. W. j Morgan Shuster, Montclalr, N. J. ; Mrs. H. C. Sugg, Glasgow, Ky. ; Mhi. J. Wal lace Waken, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. C. Buell, Chicago; H. K. Read, Atlantic City. N. J. ; Mr. and Mrs. William Tilson, Cambridge, Mass; Mrs. F. B. Harrington, Boston; John H. O'Rouh tic, J. M. Jarvis, New York ; R. M. Crosby, Boston: T. C. Hoge, Staunton, Va. THK NKWS AT UKTIII NK. A Chronicle of Gathered by Our K?fulv (?orr<M|MNHleut. llethune, March M,?A 'phone mes hhw*' whs nHvivwl hero Saturday night from Mrllee, stating that Mr. Willie J. Gardner, h prominent eltUen of that town wuh knocked down by a couple of hlgbwaymeu Just after dark that night and robbed of over $000 In cash. Mr. Gardner had been jwld the money a short tltuo before, too late (o put it in the bank, and was taking it to his house when ho was attacked. The robbers evidently were nwiuv ho had the money on his per-! son mid watched their chance to make the attack. No clue to the identity of the highway men has yet been as certalned. Mrs. Caroline Watklus, wife of Mr. N. A. Watklus, of the Sandy drove #eethm, died on Sunday night last, after a few days illness with typhoid pneumonia. Mrs. Watklus was over 00 years of age and leaves a husband and two children, Mr. Park* er Watkins of Lucknow, and Miss Beu lfth Watklus. The funeral services were held, at Sandy Grove church on Tuesday at 11 o'clock a. m. We regret to state that Miss Heulah Watkins and a little grandchild of Mrs. Watkins are also very 111 with typhoid pneu monia. A trained nyrse Is with them. An effort will probably be made sometime soon to establish a moving picture theatre here. It is proposed to ?put on the latest 111ms and also to have a vaudeville number one or two nights in each week. The Inst news from 'the bedside of Mr. Dave Hilton, who was shot In the head recently by M?. Daniel Graham, and who Is in a Columbia hospital is that he Is greatly improved and Will very likely recover. Quarterly conference will be held in tlu? Methodist church here next Sunday and Monday. Presiding Elder H. Wt Hays, will preach here on Moudny at 11 a. ip. Mr. Wm. II. Brannon, who lives n~ couple of miles lwlow town, owns n mule that la over 30 years of age and Is' still In good condition and able to pull a* plow. Mr. Brannon nays he made 25 crops with this faithful nni mol and that he intends to keep it- as long as it lives for the good work It has performed for him in the past. There are some men, however, who, in stead of preserving these fuithful old animals in comfort after they have out lived their usefulness sell or swap them to some worthless, or shiftless white man or negro who starve or ahuse them till, they go to the bonoyard. Some times we are led to believe that some mew.ihaven't got as much soul as the dumb brutes they so shamefully abuse. It has been suggested by a few of our live, progressive citizens that, when the new school building is com pleted here arrangements will be made to have* a series of lectures by promi nent men on important, vital subjects ? smtfr'as education, agriculture, relig ous subjects, etc. These lectures wonld not only prove interesting and instruct ive, but would result in great good to all who were fortunate enough to hear them. Our young people could form a literary, and dramatic club, a debating society, haye spelling bees occasionally and tben !n the in 11 n? couU} have a chatauqua here and dur ing the winter a first class l.vceum course could be put on. Le?: us have a live, progressive town Sometimes, repetition becomes mo notonous, but we again urge our. citi zens to clean up around their premises thoroughly clean off Main streer. "<v move all tin cans, trash, etc.. screen your doors and windows and lx>gln early to swat the ever-present pesky house fly, "A stitch in time saves nine.' This section was visited by a con siderable amount of snow on Monday afternoon and night It melted almost as fast as it fell, however. Mr. C. P. Cauthen, of McBee, was here Monday. Miss Kate Barnw, of route 1, who was quite ill two or three weeks ago, is spending some time in town with her sister, Mrs. J. E. Gardner. Terry, wh5 has been mi ending the past two or three months with^ber patents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. M< ( 'asklll, will return to her home it ltay'a Mill, next week. Messrs. Luther Hall and Burwell ShttfefT of Camden, were Jn town Tuesday afternoon. Messrs. A. B. Shaw and O. 8. Catoe of route 1, spent Tuesday at Cfcmden. 1: Mr. R. Coble, of route 1. is very ill with pneumonia at present. Mr. W. Best will open a first class market in the store room next to Mr. C, R Cassady's store within a few KKL\ llN(i TO THIS COUNTY. Iluitbc and SmuUv ItillH Untitled of Iti trrest in KcnhAW. Among tli?* list of not 8 rattled at the Into session of the general assem bly, (ho following relating to this county. In found : II. No. 1,174? Mr. Italics (S. No. Ml) An act t<? authorize the election of school district trustees In l^aucaster and Saluda and Kershaw counties. 11. No 1.310--Mr. Massey (S. No. 1.015 : ) An act to eni)?owor Schopl district No. 40 of iJiucastor County, consisting of imrt.s of Lancaster and Kershaw counties, to issue three thousand dollar bonds for school pur l>oses, and to use sinking fund now on hand to pay certain outstanding bonds. S. 080 (H; 1,400? Mr. Hoattle:) An Act to authorize the suj>er\lsor and treasurer of Kershaw county to bor row nioncv. II. No 1,510 ? Mr 1). It. Williams, <S No 020:) An act to empower School District No. 40, of Lancaster County, <*onslstlng of luirta of Lancaster ami Kershaw Counties, to Issue three thousand dollars coupon bonds for school purposes, and to use slnkluK fund now on hand to pay the outstand ing bonds. S. No 1,100? Mr. Heat tie (II No 1,022 A Joint resolution to amend Section 7, article VIII, of the Constitution re lating to municipal bonded Indebted ness, by adding a proviso thereto re lating to School District No 1, of Ker shaw county. II. No 1,277 (S No 704? Messrs Pod jjett and Heat tie : ) An act to amend S?>ctlon 717, Volume II, Criminal Code, 1012, relating to closed season for same, birds and animals In so far as the same relates to the counties of Colleton, Kershaw and Hlchland. Loshm Adjusted Quickly. Fire last Saturday afternoon at five o'clock slightly damaged the residence of Mr. James Wilson, at corner of Fair and York streets. Mr. Wilson carried Insurance on the building with the Wil liams Fire Insurance agency and by three o'clock Monday the losses had l>eeii adjusted satisfactorily to all par ties. Another fire on Wednesday was that at the residence of Mr. A. J). Kennedy, Sr., on Fair street.. Flames destroyed the celling 011 the first floor and floor ing on the second floor to the amount of nearly $300. -. This proj>erty was also insured with the Williams agency and by Tuesday of this week bad been satisfactorily settled - by this well known agency. Business Men's Military Encampment. Capt. E. O. vonTresckow Is in re ceipt of literature and data in refer ence to the business men's military encampments to he held at Chickn mauga Park (Fort Oglethorpe, fin.) and Plattsburg, N. Y., and will be glad to furnish information to anyone desiring to participate in an encamp ment. The first Oglethorpe camp will start April 1st, and. there will be a number of encampments from that date to the early fall. Camden Scenes In Photo Play. Manager Little of the Majestic thea tre Invited a small number of friends Wednesday evening to witness an ad vance exhibition of "The Iron Claw," his new serial to be shown at the Ma jestic tonight. Every one was well pleased with the first episode, and the picture is so fascinating that you will want to follow . it up. Many of the scenes were laid in Camden ? the Court Inn grounds, and the Long residence being shown. A mill pond near Cam den was used In the flood scene which innundates a village. Conspicuous in the picture was a copy of the "Colum bia State." Other scenes in the -'Iron Claw" were made around the coast towns near Charleston. It promises to be a highly interesting serial. days, probably the middle of next week. Joe Ciarrlson, the barber, will move his Karbsr whop into tjie store room next to Mr. Z. Brannon's store the last of this week. Mr. W. J. Newamn Iif# opened up a barber shop In* r. ,'.r of the post office. 'It is rumored that anotiv v bank and a drug store will Ik? established in Bethune within the next few months Let 'em come. However, we do not vouch for the truth of this rumor. Mrs. Ixnua Brown and children of Hamlet, are spending a couple of weeks with the family of My. J. J. Horton. Mr. E. N. Yarborugh, while working on his new residence here Tuesday fell about 8 or 10 feet and was pain fully hurt HIT WIFE uThEAD AND THEft SHOOTS HIMSELF - ? ?msmaasssiii *~ (By Telephone to The Chronicle >.7 Bethune, 8. C., Mar. 2.? -This com munity was shocked today at eleven o'clock when . it was learned that Mr. It. I jet Johnson had struck his wife In the head with an axe and had then turned a shot gun to his head killing, himself instantly. Mrs. Johnson is in a serious condition. \ Mr. Johnson had been a sufferer with cancer of the mouth for some time and it is believed worry orer his condition caused him to lose his mind and com mit the rash act. At a late hour this afternoon Mm. Johnson's condition was reported to be -Uvorsble, and will be carried to a Co lombia hospital tonight. TKACHKKJS MKT SATURDAY. Interesting rrojjriuii ami Qulk a lAT|t Attendance. > Thl last itii^tliiK of the Kershaw v County Teutjhers' association was held In this city Saturday, A very inter oat t UK program had l>een prepared and there was quite a large attendance. "Ureat" was the way some of the teachers described the meeting. The March meeting will l>c merged with the State Touchers' association In Columbia and an effort will 1m? made to take away the cup now held by Dillon county for the largest enroll lqent. Prof. A. K. Hanks, prlncliMil of the lidhune graded nnd htgh school, pre sliled. at the mooting Saturday, Mi** Kate Simpson, supervising teacher of rural schools. Is the secretary of the association. Several Interesting demonstrations were given, among them being; School songs and memory work dem onstrations by Miss Solum Parrlsb; 4th and Oth grade study of poem dem onstration by Miss Daisy Varn } tut grade "busy work" demonstration; Tth and 8th grade literature demonstra tion by Mrs. Puul Brown, The discussion on the ".Value of School ltoom Variations," lqd by Mrs. A, It. McLanrln. was a feature of the meeting. '? 'l*rof. A. W. Sheuly, principal of the Olympia school of Columbia, was present and told of the school lunch problem which is carried en so cua oessfully in f\iV school. Sandwiches and other luVtMies are sold and the scheme has proven a practical one in more than one way. Mr. Shealey'n talk was enjoyed by the teachers. The principal address of the meet ing was delivered by Lieut Gov. Be tl?ca, who has recently returned from Kurope where he went on the Ford peace ex i>riiit ion tour. Mr. Itethea while there nvftde^a care? u 1 study of the schools of Kuroi>c and had some ; interesting things to tell the teachers. Miss Sarah Withers gave a demon - si ration of s for period and suitable r slorlcj-, which was an enjoyable fea ture of the meeting. During the meeting several musical numbers were rendered, which added much to the pleasure of the occasion. Much attention will be paid the county Held day which will be lield in Camden In the spring, and It is purposed tu have every school in the ~ county represented. ' There will In* also- much work done before the meeting of the State Teachers' association in getting the Kershaw county teachers Interested In the attendance cup. TO TALK PEANUTS IN PEE DEE. Big Meeting at Florence 011 March 8 tt UImum Planting of This Crop. Florence, Feb. 26. ? Ttyere is to be a grout big old meeting of the farm ers of Florence county and the Pee Dee section In this city on Wednesday, March 8, at 10:30 o'clock in the morn ing, and the meeting will he held In the county court house. -- ? T"*'' The main object of the meeting will be to talk and discuss the peanut crop which 1ht expected to be planted In great quantities in thia section thia - yi'iir. Mr. Frank M. Rogers, who waa the first to plant the Hews ft Ooii rler'a crop. tobaeco, is the leader In the peanut planting of this section having planted 300 acres last year, and he has been Invited to be present and address the meeting. v . . State Warehouse Commissioner Jno. T/. McLaurln, and Prof. H. C. Thomp Hon, of the bureau of plant Industry of the United States department of agriculture, has also been invited, so there will be something doing and something worth hearing here if the farmers will come to Florence on March 8. Thirty Days For Reckless Driving. Isaac Anderson, a negro boy, was x sentenced to pay a fine of $30 or serve thirty days, at Magistrate Fincher** court Tuesday. Ike had rented the ? , Ford car belonging to Mr. W. H. Black well and while, out on a joy ride at night, the car turned over and was badly damaged. Mr. Blackwell brought & Charge of reckless driving against the negro. - Anderson and his witnesses stated that the car was running at the rate of 12 miles per hour, which is allowed _on a straight level road, but they testified they were going down hill, rounding a curve when the' acd dent happened. The law states that ? car should not nm more than si* miles per hour while rounding a curve or descending a hill, and be was convicted by his own evidence. George Bell Tim merman and T. C. Callison, of Lexington, have been re tained to defend Ira O. Burton, who killed David A. Langford at New berry. Sir ~ - ? - . ? . - ' 'r-y ^ ?