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? ? ? ? o , _ ^ ' ^ : The Camden Chronicle sSSSgS^SfSSSisSS^S^^^SSSL^L-^~J. ? "?? .- I ? I "gBWBaJI.'l.l1..1..11,,!.1!!!. 'I." I1 I" f, ',,1.' ,l,; VOLUME XXVII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1916. ! NUMBER 50. UK, IVY I.OSS ICS AT HKTHUNK. Kiiv Damage To Property Ih Heavier Than First Reported. Iit'i Iiihh', S. ("n Mwrch m The dlsas HUlls tllY* ,,I,M HOctloil hist Week mused u #reat dea I more damage than was ro|H>rted In The Chronicle Inst w?'k. As already mentioned Mr. V. L. McNaughton lost nearly OYerythlnK ho luul; Mr. .lot' Sullivan's Iohs amounted to about l.'UMH) worth of property; Mr. ,I(K' HoUtfh lost about Mr. M. <}. llHiouftan about f&OO and Mr. Main Stt'wa rt lost all ho owned, Ids resl (|t'ii it and Its entire contents. Some of his family barely oscaiKMj being bnrii ?1. Mr. Sullivan lost a number of hogs and a lot l?f chlckeus. Several other persons suffered slight losses by the tire. Mr. Zimmerman Urnlinon, a mer chant ?if this place and a life-Jong res ident of I lijs community, Is ciitleally ill nt Ids home here and very little ho|H> Is entertained of IiIn recovery, A child of Policeman lJrannon is ill with pneumonia at present and we learn* that Mr. It. It. Stokes, of route one. Is sick with Krlp, also one of his children has pneumonia. ' Mr. Calvin Hollins, who lived sever al miles above here on route three, died on Monday last at 11 o'clock a. m., af ter a brief Illness, He is supposed to have had pneumonia. The funeral ser | vices were held at Shlloh church on Tuesday. As motioned hist week, the monu ment at tho grave of the late CJ. L, Gardner will be unveiled at' Timrod Baptist church next Sunday at three o'clock by the \V. O. W, Solicitor W. H. Cobb, of Columbia, will deliver the unrolling address. Two lwgro boys, who wort* employed by some traveling horse traders here last week, loft their jobs without their employer's consent Sunday night, but were overtaken six miles this side of Camden Monday morning, brought back here and placed in the guard house. The boys were accused of "hooking" a haui and some clothing, but the al leged stolen property was not found with them when they were caught. However, they were put to work on the streets here Tuesday. The children of the Bethune High School are practicing dally now for Field Day at Camden next month, and no doubt will give a good account of themselves on that occasion. The closing exedses of the colored ;. i| lie school here were held on last Friday night and were quite Interest ing Indeed. The different numbers on the program were well rendered nn<? showed ? ?i-eful preparation. This school was taught by Hattie Aiken. The closing exercises of Bell Branch ??olored public school on route one, were held on Friday night of Inst week and were of an interesting character. This school was taught by Azalee Vin son, of Camden. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Mathis, Miss Nel lie and Mr. Kentiie Brainlett, from be low Hishopvllle. were visitors here Sat urday and Sunday. Mrs. Alex Dunlap. from near Harts ville. spent a few days with her moth er. Mrs. Joann Caston, here last Week. Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank KeJIy. Mr. aud Mrs. Hamp Pate, of Bishopvllle, were the guests of Mr. J. C. Josey and family here last Sunday. Mr. j. j{ Qoidman and family have tnio\i.<] into the residence formerly oc cupied by Mr. t. It. Copeland and family. We have been informed that the Big Springs property will be sold some time " April by the roceiver. ?Ir r C. (Jardner, wife and two and Miss Kate Mays motored to Camden Tuesday. Supervisor M. c. West was in town esterday. Second City Primary. Tht; K+Htiiul primary held last Tues day results in tho nomination of Dr. I V. ^.""Moore, over Dr. W. J. Dunn, as j memlxT of the Public Works Com w. I,. Jackson was nomi-l ate<l Alderman from Ward On'^ over| . Fletcher Smith, tho present Alder i?n. The total vote cast was as fol W. ?!. Dunn IOC ^ Moore 171 F. Smith 28 W. j.. Jackson 37 New Announcements. Tho following new announcements tox'ar In todays Chronicle: IF't Sheriff? K. T. ffctrtdge, of Be l?no; I>. c;. Fletcher, 8; H. HLickle Id K. B. Williams, of Camden. I^or Su{K>rlntendent of Education ? H. Young, of WestYiUa^r? for Supervisor? it. C, Wert," for w] ption. For Representative ? Oeorge O. Alex per, JOHN KKKSI1AW, .JK., |)KAI>. Passed Away at HciiderhoiiYlUe Aim! i Itody drought Here For Ihirlal. Columbia. March iiK. The Kev. John Kershaw, Jr., son of (ho Uev. John Kershaw, 1 >. 1).. rector f? ?r more than lir> years t?f St. Michael's, Charleston, ami grandson of (Jon, Joseph H. Ker shaw, C, S. A., died suddenly yester (lay. In Hondorsouvllle, N'. C., where ?he had lived slneo til health made necessary Ids retirement from the act ive ministry of the Episcopal church. Mr. Kershaw's mother was at the time accompanying to Charleston his brother, Wilmot DeSaussnre Kershaw, who had been a patient for some time In the State tuberculosis sanltorium near Columbia. Mrs. Kershaw was with her husband wltfh he passed away. John Kershaw was a student at the University of South Carolina about U>0- and was ?slucntcf! for tlu> min istry at the University of the South, Sowanee, Tenn. His tlrst jmntorate was at Summerton in Clarendon coun ty, this state. After several years there he went to Greenville and was vry successful In developing several missions, which were attlliated with Christ church. Ills health breaking down, Mr. Kershaw went West and spent some time in Arizona. Pour or live years ago he bought a home In Hendersonville, but had never suf ficiently recovered to resume minis terial work. Nature study had been a hobby with Mr. Kershaw and during the pe riod of his invalidism he made a spe cial study of ornithology. A natural talent for graceful expression ennbled him to reduce his observations into a series of readable and sclcuti^pnlly I valuable articles on bird life. His pen had also been usefully employed on the locill press in Hendersonville. His Impairment in health lost to the church one of the most promising of Its young er priests. Besides his wife, who was formerly Miss Helen Tin do I, daughter of tin* late Ezra Tindal. of Summerton, Mr. Kershaw is survived by his parents, one sister and two brothers, Wilmot DeSaussnre Kershaw, of Charleston ; and Theodore Gourd in Kershaw, M. !>., of North Augusta. Funeral at Camden. The remains of Rev. John Kershaw, Jr.. who died in Hendersonville, N. O., Monday, arrived in Camden Wednes day afternoon and were carried to the old Kershaw home in this eit.v. The funeral services were held Thurs day morning at eleven o'clock at (J race church, services being conducted by the Hector, Rev. F. H. Harding, as sisted by Bishop W. A. Guery, Rev. T. A. Porter and Rev. W. B. Gordon. The following gentlemen acted as pall bearer* : Kershaw Lang, C. J. Shan non, Jr., of Camden; Dr. D. (). Rhame, J. M. Plowden, L. E. Brailsford and J. M. Dowe, of Summerton, the for mer home of Rev. Kershaw, where lie held a pastorate for several years. A large number of friends and ac quaintances from Clarendon and Char leston came up to attend the funeral yesterday. His Brother Dead. Mr. C. W. Birchmore, editor of the Messenger of this city, was called to Comer, Ga.f ? Saturday to attend the funeral of his eldest brother, Mr. Wil lis Cantey Birchmore, whose death oc curred in that town uiat day. Mr. Birchmore was born in Camden, Oc tober 26th, 1847, but for the past twenty years has resided in Georgia where he was a prominent citizen in his adopted home. He is survived by his wife, four sons and three daugh ters. There are also surviving three brothers ? Mr. Birchmore of this city ; T. E. Birchmore,, of Maxeys, Ga., and H. C. Birchmore, of Dublin, Texa*. The funeral and burial was held, at the Methodist church at Comer Sunday with McfSonic honors. -Married. . Mr. Harvey Johnson, of Bethune, and Miss Claudia H. Behre, of Sumter, were quietly married at the home of Judge of Probate McI>owell Thursday night last. Mr. Ollie Ray and Miss Minnie Young, of DeKalb, were married at the Probate office, on the 24th Inst. Mr. Jas. I* Saunders, of Rock Hill, and Miss Alice Hough, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hough, of Camden, were quietly married at the residence of the bride on DeKalb street Thurs day afternoon, the Rev. John H, Grares of the Methodist church* officiating. .. ? i. A white woman, who lived alone in Barnwell county, was brutally mur dered several days ago. - *-?- ? L ? v. V. t - - - - ItANQt'KT roil HOYS. State Agent Hntcrtained Twt Young Champions at Columbia. Columbia. Mar. 23. Te(Y I ?? ?.v chain plun corn growers of South Carolina, members of the boy's corn clubs, nie( Friday night as (ho guests of honor at a banquet held at the. Jefferson hotel , by I,. L Baker, of llishopvllle, state agent for tin' boys' club work, young champions wore presented with j prizes for their splendid nvords of the ' past year. I *?st year 1000 young boys were en listed in the agricultural elnbs of the state. These boys produced .'12,125 bushels of corn, worth $0,402. The! average cost \w bushel was 42 l.jji The a Vera Re yield per Here was; 'Ifl.tl bushels. Cnry McKenzie. of Hauler, In Dli Ion county, won the lirst prize for the I state, lie produced 104.42 bushels of corn on one acre at a cost of nine cents per bushel. This is ' considered by the government experts to be the best record for the south. James W. I>rallln. of Leslie, in York county, pro duced 120.42 bushels on one acre at. a cost of 2(1 cents ]H>r bushel, lie, re ceived second prize. Boykln McCas kill . of Camden, won third prize. He produced 121.4 bushels on one acre at an nv.erago cost of 17.2 cents per bush el. The congressional winners who at tended the banquet were: First district? Neal Hodge, Man ning, Clarendon count#,' 104.04 bushels of corn at 28 cents per bushel: Second district ? James Frank Fail, Coviin, Bamberg county, 114.08 bush els of corn, at 35 1-2 cents per bushel, Third district? Ernest- Brooks. Pros perity, Newberry county. 05.42 bushels of corn at 10 1-2 cents per bushel. Fourth district ? Lewis Jackson, of Wellford, Spartanburg county, 05.00 bushels of corn at 42 cents per bushel. Fifth district ? Robert McCaskill, of Camden, Kershaw county, 108 bushels of corn at 24.5 cents per bushel. Sixth district? Travis (Jodbold, Eu lonia, Marion county, 100.32 bushels of corn at 31.5 cents per bushel. Seventh district ? Jacob Monts, Blythewood, Uichland county, 70.4U bushels of corn at 17.5 cents per bushel. I Cary McKenzie, the champion boy! corn grower of the state for 1015, "was | born 15 years ago in the Mount ('aval-! ry section of Dillon county on the farm | which his parents Mr. and Mrs. Isiah McKenzie, now- own, and where he grow his prize winning acre of com. His father started his farming work in the humblest and most limited way, and by hard work and strict economy he now owns one of the most substan tial farms in Dillon county. Young McKenzie has spent all of Ids life on the farm and has learned many things about agriculture from his father. It was only the i?ersuaslon of his teacher. J. P. Rogers and S. \V. Epps, county demonstrator, that he reluctantly en tered the prize contest. "But true to his makeup, once he entered the con test he entered to win," said an official discussing the record of young McKen zie. He is a pupil of the 8th grade in Mt. Cavalry rural school. In his stud ies he makes about the average with his class. He is punctual and prompt with his school duties. James W. Drattln who won second prize last year has been winning prizes for corn production for several years. "I have not sold my 1015 crop yet," he writes. From his acre in 1014 he real- ; ized $231.30. The second prize is $30 in cash and a gold watch. Boykin Murdock McCaskill who won the third prize was born in 1001 on the farm of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. K. McCaskill, about eight miles from Camden. He has nt all times mani-| fested a keen interest in agriculture and .stock raising and hns devoted con siderable time and accumulated a sub stantial bank account. He is a boy of quiet and unassuming manner and has had the advantage of a good rural school in his district. He Is thorough in all of his work. He was among the first boys in Kershaw county to join the boys' corn clubs and has for the past several years made remarka ble yields. One year he produced 125 3.4 bushels of corn on one acre. nor Manning and other state attended the banquet. Each oi me Hurt by Auto. Last Sunday afternoon near Mr. John Blyther's place Mr. Sumter Ar rants and his mother, riding in a bug gy were run into by an auto driven by a negro and Mr. Arrants was run over by the ear, which crushed his arm, and his mother was knocked out of the buggy and her shoulder dislo cated. Mr. Arrants was taken to the Columbia hospital after I)r. C. W. Harris had dressed the wound. There were two automobiles filled with ne groes passed up the road that morning going toward Camden and they were returning that evening driving at a high rate of speed when the accident happened. The first car passed the buggy and frightened the mule so bad ly that Mr. Arrants got out and was holding the mole when the next auto knocked him down and ran over him and threw Mrs. Arrants out of the I buggy. A stop has to be put to such reck less driving. ? Blshopvilie Vindicator. UIK IIOKSK SHOW WINXKKR y ^ I' imp Horses Hiul lj*i>,e Number of Visitors in City. 'I'lio lirst t|it x of (In* Camden Horse show drew one 'of the hu'tfc?d crowds >een ill a si in I illt event in years The wool hot" was Ideal in'il It was piS> iipniiced one of 1 1 ? ? > ry best .shows h,v nil present. A lur^e number of entries were in for (he lirst day ami today promises to he emnilly as n?*>d. I'he HartMvllle sipiadWvon llrst and Kershaw Guards second prize . in the <?unipot.lt I vi' drill. Following were tlu* winners In the different classes ; ('hiss 2 Colts, Marguerite Clark. W. I' Whltaker, tlrst. $15; Snowball, Miss c. M. Thompson* second, 5^10 ; Kllmeny. fii'o. T. lilt tie, third, $5. < -Ihhh 11 ? Single harness horse, Stel la. ,!. K, Uhaine, tlrst; Hilly, ,1. U lrhy, second ; (Jem, T. R. 1 truce, third. 1' rlv.es, trophy and ribbons. 'Class 27 ? ltranded ponies, Klzer Hill, II. S. Campbell, llrst; Hex, t\ M. Tain tor. second ;" Surprise, H, C. Norton, third.. PHzes, trophy and ribbons. Class 4- ? Roadsters. Half Maze and Alvls Oakley, A. 1>. Harby, Sumter, first. 25; Capt. Hill and Mate, W. \V. McCutchen, . Hlsho|)vllle, second, $10; ("a I ft. Joe and Mate. 11. L. Ilearon, third, $5. Class 1JV* ? Saddle horse, three ^alts, Irish Hose. G. T. Little, llrst, $25; Haphne, Julius Levy. Sumter seeond. $1(1; Omaha. W. P. Ilawley. New York, third, $5. Class IK? Runabout horse, Stella. J. K. lthaine, llrst ; Omaha, W. 1'. Ilaw ley, second; Hoan Mary, (J. T. Little, third. Prizes, trophy and ribbons. Class 1<V ? Lady's saddle horse, Una nu Geo; H. C(H)k, tlrst ; Hessy Preston, A. 11. Henjamln, second; Lord Neville,. .John Ii. Todd, third. Prizes, trophy and ribbons. Class 10 ? Single hertvy harneses horse. Irish Hose, (5. T. Little, llrst, $25.; Irlone, Geo. H. Cook, second. $10; LavVson, ,7. N. Klrven, third, $5. Class 1-1 ? Three malted combination horse, Oaphne. Julius Levy. Sumter, llrst, $30; Watchful, T. K. Krumbliolz. second. $10; Cinderella (\, (J. 'I'. Lit tle. third, $5. Class 24 ? Child's saddle pony. Wall eye. K. (i. Whistler, first; Fox, it. C. Norton, second ; Rattler, Ivevkoflf Hros, [third. Prizes, trophy and ribbons. Class 0 ? Fine ha'hiess horse. (Cinder ella, Geo. T. IJttle, tlrst, $25; Alvls Oakley, Kennedy Rowmnn, Sumter, second,' $10; Kentucky McDonald, W. II. Fields, Florence, third. $5. JUDGES FOB FIELD DAY Of County Schools To Be Held in Cam den, Friday, April 7th. The following committees liave been asked to act as judges for the various contests on Field Day for Kershaw county, April 7th : School Floats ? Capt. J. H. Ilamel, Mr. Ernest Anderson, Mr. (Jeorge D. Brown, Mrs. John (J. Richards, Miss (irnce Dell James. Oratorical and declamation contest, 7th to 10th grades ? Mr. Ernest Ander son, Mr. J. W. Ilamel. Mrs. E. O. von "tresckow. Oratorical and declamation contest, 1st to flth grades ? Mr. Geo. P. Brown, chairman, Mr. I. J. McKeuzie, Mrs. E. A. Brown. Story reproduction for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades ? Miss Mary Fleming, chairman, Miss Jolie Haley, Miss Jua nita Brown. Composition contest, ttth to 10th grades ? Miss Daisy Yarn, chairman, Miss (J race Dell James, Miss Nora I tarts. Arithmetic contest, 3rd and 4th grades ? Miss Louise Emerson, Miss Harriett Stromal). Arithmetic contest. 5th and 6th grades ? Miss Ylrglnla Miller, Miss Lu clle Mickle. Advance Arithmetic contest ? Miss Lessie Quattlebauni, Mrs. J. E. Pearce. Beading contest, 1st and 2nd grades ? Miss Essie McKnight, chairman, Mrs. J. L. Guy, Miss Eva ret Birchmore/ Beading contest. 3rd and 4th grades ? Miss Selma Parish, chairman, Mrs. A, B. McLaurin, Miss Ellie Zemp. First Spelling contes^f? Miss Margie Croxton, Miss Margaret Hogue. Second spelling contest ? Miss Mar garet Clowney, Miss Ethel McMurray. Third spelling contest ? Miss Annie Kobertaon, Mr. T. M. McOasklll. The athletic contests will be manag ed by Messrs. LaMotte, Templeton and Getty?. ? Charlton B. Ward died at hi* home in Lamar, Darlington county last week of Injuries received while operating a saw mill. A board struck him in the stomach inflicting internal injuries which earned his death. TIIK MUST TOl'KIST IIOTHU ttohUirti Inn Wmh Formerly Known ?s uV\w Flat." \V?> wore shown (his week the "Pre llmtna ry Prospectus of the ProjMwed llohkirk Inn Company." Camden's tirst tourist hotel, The movement was start ed by the late Captain Frank W IT dredge* assisted by a number of Cam ? Ion eltUens, nil now dead except one. Camden Is now reaping the fruits of the efforts of those far-sighted .njen, for since then two other large hotels have been built here, many tourist homes have Imhmi erected ami hundreds of Northern people ami even those' front Furope come here eaeh year In search of rest ami recreation In our mild ell mate. The prospectus notten out In iHM'emhor, ISN'J, reads as follows: "It Is proposetl to organize, under the' laws of the State of New York, a corporation to he failed 'The llohklrk Inn Company.' to own and o|x?rate as an hotel for winter Visitors the prem ises known as 'Pine Flat,' situated in the suburbs of Camden. "The Capital Stock of the Cori>oru t Ion Is to be 150.000 shares of tl,to par, value of One Dollar each, full-paid and non-assessable, and Is to be Issued from time to time as the Interests of the company and developments of l.ts business shall dtmand. "The general affairs of the Company are to be managed by a Hoard of seven trustees, composed of New York ami Camden men, and the management of the hotel proper Is to be in the hands of those not .only, etllclont In all the branches of such a business but also thoroughly acquainted with the various Summer and Winter resorts of this '.'ountry and Kurope. ?? "It Is proposed to Issue at once 15, 000 shares of the stock of the company, to be sold at one dollar per share, and It Is required that this number be t'lU en by the j?eople of Camden and vicin ity, as a guaranty to Northern Inves tors of their cordial support of the en terprise: and unless the said number Of shares are so taken, no further steps J in the enterprise will be taken, and no subscriptions will he considered bind ing until the said 15, (MM) shares shall have been subscribed for by responsi ble parties, "The money realized from this tirst sale of stock is to be devoted to the erection of commodious additions to Fine Flat for the reception of guests early In the coming Fall, and to prop erly presenting the town and enter prise to Northern Capitalists. The sub scription list for tills tirst issue of stock will he found at the ollice of the proposed Company in the Hank ituild ing, where further information may be had and plans of the proposed hotel inspected. "To the Citizens of Camden ami Vicin ity: We take tlie liberty of calling your earnest attention to the above, hoping you will consider it a step to wards bringing the great climatic ad vantages and neglected beauty of Cam den to the notice of those whose in comes i term it them to seek Southern homes during the winter. The benefit* to be derived from an annual Influx of moneyed visitors are so manifold and self-evident that it Is hardly nec essary to call attention of the thought ful to them. Heal estate will be great ly enhanced in value; trade will be briskly advanced ; and, gradually, new enterprises, agricultural, banking, com mercial, manufacturing and others, will spring up on all sides, utilizing the many natural resources now stag nating In our neighborhood. "The proposed hotel will be conduct ed on a strictly first-class basis, worthy of aiiy_Iown or dtjr-in the land. Its appointments will be a credit to the town, and Jhe many amusements ne cessarily attached to it will add much to our somewhat dormant social life. "Asking your hearty eo-oj>eVatlon Iji this undertaking, and cordially inviting an interchange of ideas on the subject, we havo the honor to be your obedient servants, W. E. Johnson, P. H. Nelson, Frank W. Eldredge, W. A. Ancrum, I>. L. DeSaussnre, W. M. Shannon. Cam den. S. C., Dec. 1SH2." LOST BIG SUM OF MONEY. Negro Takwt Roll From Overcoat and Is New in Jail. I* . On February 23rd. while returning from his old home near Lurk now, Mr. J. Melvin Hall, who resides about h!x miles east of Camden on route 2, lost a pocket book containing $1,240 in cur rency. At the time the money was lost he had a negro riding in the buggy with him, and__left hia_ overcoat? and buggy in charge- of the negro while ho went to a house. The money wbh not missed until the following day, and Mr. Hall offered the negro $200 if ho would find it. Mr. Hall reported his loss to Con stable Sinclair and Chief Whitaker and they have been quietly working on the case since. Robert nrown, the negro who was in company with Mr. Ilail was known to be "flushed" with money and he was arrested Wednesday and placed in Jail. He had loaned Sam Dowc, another negro, $25 of the money and had also spent some of ft The officers, however, succeeded in recov ering $1,102.75 of the stolen money, $000 of which he had buried. C. C. Feathers tone of Greenwood, Is presiding as a special Judge at George* town. In place of Judge T. S. Sease. d\T HAI'TINT ( III Ki ll. lar^e Number of Italognteft in Attend anrc I'pon Mating. The (Vulrt.il Oi.vUdoH Institute of the Woman's Missionary Inlon met \> i t ) i the Cumdcu I la | >t 1st church March UMh and L'Pth Five assoelat Ions com prise (his Institute Falrlleld. Morlah, ( >rangebnrg. Nant.ee and Kershaw. There was a lino delegation from eaeli association, the II \ ?* HuperlntondentK were present. First day opened with devotional exercises hy Mrs. Whlt.s carver, of ' Columbia ; vlee president, Mrs. I, K. Stnrkle, of ( >rantfeburg, pre siding, and Mrs. Small, of lleath Spring, seciwtary. Miss I<ouh:e Not ties extended a cordial weh*ome to ? Camden, and all Its attractions, to a hody of sixty-live delegates. Talks and demonst rations along all lines of work In which the baptist women of South Carolina are engaged were given. Through the effort* of the chairman on hospitality, Mrs. \V. It. Watklns, and chairman on t rans|>ortation, l>r. Ocrlaux, all were taken care of In the ltaptist homes t?f Caiuden. The Hoyal Ambassadors, IS ?.?f our own hoys were In line In a pageant, showing what hoys can do under a leader like Mrs. N. It. (loodale, who has bestowed time and energy on this department of work. On Tuesday night there was a pageant by the Y. \V. A'h? demonstrating the training school Under the leadership of Miss Ada Phelps. The lecture, that night by I>r. John K. White was most forceful and convincing of what can be done by knowledge of ways and clrcumslances. After the close of the Institute on Wednesday at 2 :(X) o'clock, the delegates left for Klloree, where the Southern institute Is being held. Or. While remained over and preach ed Wednesday evening. His theme: "He a Hlesslng" was most Impressive, and Inspired all to be a hlesoHlng. I)r. White will return to Camden on June 2nd and deliver a lecture on ?,anlcr. the poet, for the benefit of the Camden library. We bespeak for him a large audience. St ii t ?? officers present were: Mrs. J. Ih Chapman, Greenville, president of Baptist State V. W. A. : Mrs. ,T. ft. Fixer, Columbia, oorresj>onding secre tary: Miss Jessie King, Columbia, stale treasurer; Mrs. G. E. Davis, Orange burg, state sujH?rlntendent of Y. W. A. an<l college correspondent ; Associatlon al superintendents present, f>; Assocla tloual superintendents of Y. I*. S. pres t *i 1 1 . li; number of delegates, llfty-two, making a total attendance of seventy nine Following is a list of delegates who attended the meeting : Mesdames Geo. Davis, J. K. Fizer, Edward Hawes, L. K. Sturkie, T. E, White, W. O. White carver, J. D. Chapman, J. W. Kenny, Virginia Huckner, N. Hennehuley, T. A. Dabney, J. A. Faulkenberry, C. I*. McKnlght, O. C. Scarborough, O. H. Hurbage, C. A. Cuttlno, H. K. Williams, R, It. Williams, C. E. Hurts, Cleckley, llorton, \V. T. Gregory, N. E. Small, N. I*. Small, 11. F. Corson, D. It. Fletcher, T. I). Wray, W. E. Thayer, Boyle, Maude Hegler, C. A. Crimlnger, W. L. Crimlnger, M. M. Benson, J. I*. Kilgo, J. N. Jones, ^ J. O. Johnson, T. L. Davis, Jr., Kate Gardner, W. E. Ellis, J. C. HUton, Leeker Payne, E. N. MeLeod, W, It. Gardner, F. P. Hod Mn'Ha * -f *'JlTIArJ Ml-" lie Itodgers, Alice Perkins, M. Green, Tlieo Davis, Lillle Mae Blackmon, Thelma Howell, Connie llinson, Annette Stover, Kate Davis, Eva Sharp, Ola Itoberts, Exa HIhsoii, Anna MettsT AI lle Gaston, Bessie McManus, Ituth Hawley, Jessie King, Bessie Hodge and Esther Hodge. I>a?t Court Cases. Court of (Common Pleas for Kershaw county closed last Saturday with the case of C, L. China against Seaboard Hallway. This was a suit for dam ages for Imprisonment and back sal ary. The Jury awarded a verdict of $100 for jHftlntiff . ? Ktrkland &Klrk land represented the plaintiff; Sea board's counsel for defense. The am ount sued for was $30,000. . In the case of G. W. Crosby against the City of Camden asking damages for burning of warehouse through de fective wiring, the Jury remained out all night and could not agree. A mis trial was ordered. DePass & DePass, of Columbia, represented plaintiff ; City Attorney Wittkowsky, for defend ant _ Majestic Theatre Robbed. ? A thief entered the Majestic theatre some lime during Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning and stole $40 from a safe. Mr. Little says he docs not think the safe was locked that night Entrance was made from the back door and no locks wore broken.