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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, MAY 26, I?l?.
NUMBER 6.
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: 1 J'red Iwo
( i , I ii ?( Iiiiim' ? I U'4 1 Ijisi I'jldny
?jilirj Alii* 11Mb. ill 7 o'clock. ,\lr:
!i i li.nl been sfcK I'm S|I||)(> Hnioj
, ln'ill l I I < >11 1 >l?*. bill. W JIs SlpiUU'i'llI
,.j j i >--r I m ? I < >r*' be tiled. lie was
,IU- ..ii ,i chair talking I < ? his n> i ?
n |i, u?l( It'D i\ fell over < It*!! ? I. Mr. ,
>4?ut i< i .\ea?s ojd. j
;i w ?4 1? ?w and llf t een children
,L. i w 1 1 children. twins, being dead.
Illlhlill si-rvices WCIC held (til Sn I -
i\ ndng m I In- Scotch burying
iiifl jii.inii three nilles West of town
j,. prcM inv of a. largo crowd. Uov.
,1 i in r? I lit" r conducted the funeral
jlVN.
rs. \aiiuU' fames, of ilu> Clyde j
nil. died ii! the home of her sister, !
? Alex .Mel?oimld. on Frblnyi^Hfc
? |mrled ttw following day at
?u Mot hod M church, Mrs.
Kir iter marrlajfo. was Mis* Nannie
?ftiii. daughter of Mr. John I >. Me
lt. ?lr< cased.
H ititMii ituuMl scum* time ago, the oiec-'
? fur town officers of Itethune, will
?t'hl lit1 x t Tuesday week, June Mb.
?present council wiU very probably
?Mooted, although we loarii that
? or three others have boot) men
M for hdendant, vlfj: Messrs. ,T.
Kln.u'. R. M. Hethune ktai A. K. Me
Hr closing exercises of t<he Turkey
Hi grinled school woro hold last
Bay night at the, school building
?Were witnessed by a Jarge crowd,
?exorcises were very interesting |n
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[<. K. x, Haley and daughter. Miss,
c.of Jefferson. s|x>nt Sunday With
iKnrnia Pate.
.and Mrs. J. A. Maker, of Jeffer
upcnt Sunday with the family of
vln^' near town.
I>. M. Mc( 'ask 111 ami Miss L.UOlle
Wi. of Camden. were the guests of
L A. McCasklll and family a short
Sunday afternoon. ' y
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> and Mrs. ,I(k? Hough arre spend- {
few days at Kershaw this tveelr. *,
U. T. Hyatt and family and Mr.
lUirtleld. of lhshopville. sj>ent hist
i.\ with relatives here. - - ? - ~
and Mrs. K. T. Kslrldge, Miss
Blue fcstridge. Mr. and Mrs. Joe
It motored to | la rfsville TJuujfJiiy"
i(H>n.
W\ M. King attended the Meck
tp ceM.ration at charlotte last
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. Kannie McLam-in s|>eiit last Frl
111,1 S;if,,1'da.\ in Columbia where
Isited her sister. Miss Addle Mae
r. who is ? student at theCoitim
ollepe. *
'? Mattie Duulap is having a nice
f" "^'ted next to Mr. J. VC
1,11,1 * '""no on the east side "of
.
* N,t'll;i IMhuiie has returned
I >in wood College near G??.
N < wliere she taught the past
'
?f x'. Toil. is and Mr. J? A.
returned from OltesterfieliT
r':la- Itev. Forbid
commencement sermon
Kn,,lu"tiiig class- of the
" ' s'*hoof on Sunday
* A- M. {iardner. pastor of the
, ' dM,,vh ?>ere. preacked
L?'"1"" ;,t church last Sun
""''J"* "Tl.o SinuKh
Kinirs.** r
Hlair' Ul'? reeeutly com
",,n "warded tl?&
?" .IT* X !)rtck school j
- '"i-ron church near Bish
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Mr- a ? ?**?
ri ""'-?i ce In lomrpm
- '-in, forward and
? 1(>;; " 111 Ik. o?o Of tho pret.
'??"?'I'lcr and Mrs. otto
*<>?? ? rm I ?*r.
? aft y horning, where they
i hieh' |llc cl<>*,nK of the Darw
*? school, one of the grad
, * whs Mis * Clara ~Mc
* ,,f fillers Ferry ?
Tuel Or
5<-erv ',ay "Mht the follow
* v"rr: e,OC^ *? ?erve the
* ' nr- r<- W. West, c a - ?t
?UKh0'trtVk,e ^nciUor'* K.'
ai ^l*TTT; *' M' Wmm."
* **reta? ^ L K,ng' eoTes*
V. v Z\Z' U ^ H<>rton. war
I <> RnJz U """J**". Ude
T1' outside mti7.
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TO CAMI* AT YAICIIAVS MIU-.
Kernlmw CUards Will Take Hike 1?
Country and rltrlfc Twits for Stay.
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The spUit i?r proparediie*-. whlt-hi
sil&'ihg the oonutrv ?'nt targe 1ms ?Tv?t
failed- P> permeate C.iin h'n and vjel.nl
i> t%niin- m number 'of recruits Unyp
Joined the comprt ny m-ciilLv and other*
4iave signified their intention of ?lul?^
si?. $he Kershaw Guards have always
hold H prominent place l't tllfl South
< 'a roUiui mil it i" 'ttnd with MH'U sup
pOli as they mm Ua vi' they e\i?eel to
put mit th*' best company In the state.
It Is ipdte likely that the iftldsutnmer
encampment of tlu? militia this year
will bo a more complete ami .more en
Arable affair than ever before.
Immediately upon being elected to
tlii' command of Mm company t 'Jpi<
.1. Mcl^nr appointed non-commission
ed officers to llll certain v^andes
which occurred. Julius K. Oimplsdl
was tjppoirited first sergeant ami A.
, M. Trotter sergeant. Oapt. Wclieml
has also Institute! a series of week e.i?d|
hikes whlcli will train the men thor-j
oujflity In quick marches, tent-pitehiog.
etc. tomorrow night the men ate to
assemble at the armory at 10 P nu
tax- the first of the maneuvers. They
will inarcfli to Vaughn's point, six miles
above Camden. There they will pitch,
shelter tents ami spend Saturday night
ami Sunday. The Rev. Mr. Graves will
conduct religious services at tlieocamp
Sunday ihornlng at nine o'clock- - A
few of the company's former ofiieers
have been invited to be with the boys
for Sunday breakfast at their camp,
rrhey include Lieut, Mills. Maj. /enlp,
MaJ. von Trosckow and Lieut. Young.
The men of the company expect to
derive" hot h pleasure and profit from
this hike. ..
Stockton News S'otei.
lhiykin, S. C,. May 24.-Farme.-s In
this section - are very busy cutting
grain. Everything is needing ram.
Tlw> gardens are not growing for t it
lack of rain. I ''
Mrs. Clara Latlfcm returned home!
Sunday after a I weeks visit ill Ids,
Mr. W. S. Bear den. of Westminister,,
spent y the week end with his sister.
Miss ila lleardeti. . I
Prof A. L. Humphries, of Kershaw,
spout Sunday at the. home of his pa- 1
Tenisrm and Mrs. C. N. Hmnphrles. ,
Messrs. A. L. Sowell and Stcv^
Perry, of Camden, spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth SowelL
Mr, and Mrs. B. 1>. Owens spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. J. ? nuiu
mm Gaiim^y 8ptmt rTm
end with Miss ,Tezel>el Shirley, of Cam
HH ?ud m.>. ?. m.
mst Friday In K?rrfmw ^ltU relaU^
Mrs. J. C. Humphries, Mrs. *rank
Peebles and son. Lawrence; are spend
ing a few days In Chesterfield with,
relatives, t . ...
Mrs. D. I- Sowe11 lM Ver> IU
liooo for bet recovery soon.
The young people of this Community
gttVC a fteh fry last Wednemlay ev?
lag at Boykln'" pom? ??? llonor of '
MoSh>. Ik vl,ltl?M to to*- Mr' B'
MOWIdrerf* "ay w?s obscnert at Boa
Uili ' liurch Sunday. Mr. T. H. Tatu?,
of Hlsliopvllio. ratio a very Intere
"mXix>1? ltoof, of Colamljla, la the
Mlw Httmphrlw thl?
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"A Southern Evening."
On Friday ..evening,' .lime 2mll "A
Southern Evening" will be given in the
Garaden opera hottm? under lire aus
pices of the library association, s* The
prime feature of thfc evening will be
a lecture on Sidney Lanier by J>r. John
E. White, of Anderson, S. C. - Dr.
White's reputation as a lecturer is
widespread ihruout North and South,
ji ii/lljin I u AvAruwhara nrrlnlinrn hft
" ? *vt tiTT in WtuI jTTil"ir nui minrcu w m;
one of the most brilliant speakers of
lecture rostrum. This lecture on U
nler, tt?e great Georgia poet, has- been
given In all principal Intellectual oen^
ters of the East, and everywhere it
is reported to be one of the best ever
heanl. -Dr. White has given years to
the study of Lanier's life and works.
The result of his labors is this lec
ture, unique in Its brilliancy and its
sympathetic enterpretattoo. ~
?*? Another feature of the evening will
be music rendered by a chorus dt 60
by tfela cfaotus will be the new "Caro
lina," fcttfth fhS inspiring music
reoently written for It by Reed-Mil
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KKKSHAW NEWS NOT ICS.
Interesting Happenings Gathered I'roin
The Era of That I'liue.
Mis-S llltv Unmet, who tllUUht lU
Kfloree, Is nMtoAne n> the sum- }
ioor vacation ill I tit* . home ? > t* . hel' j
parents. ; v- 0-\' y y ;
Through s?nm> uiiac't'iiiitahlo over* j
sight I lie. lira omitted fa^t week to
make nolo of tin* death of Mr. 1 ?. Frank ?
Cavduer, which occurred at the lionu'
of il. M. Milton; with whom ho hail
been living since lli?' bidden (loath of
his w | In Kchruur.x last. Mr. (invit
nor, who died on Tuesday afternoon.-*
May nth. was hi his* 77th year. l|o
was stricken uliout a .year ago with
paralysis ami ha<l been practically 1 1 1 -
valid over since. Ilo was hurled in the
Kershaw cemetery, t ho funeral services
being conducted hy Uev. T. A. Dahitey.
Mis. 11. F, Clyburn, her sister. Miss
.Initio Stover, ami Miss LI I lie l'owers
spent a couple of days in Camden last
week. The trip was made hy auto,
Mr. II. r. Clyburn t<?ok them down on
Tuesday and returned for them on
Wednesday. . . -
Mra'tK It. Fletcher visited her sis
ter in Ashevlllo last week ami attend
ed thv sessions -of the Southern Hap
tlst*^?nventlon.*
Mrs. M. K. Oroxfon ami tittle son,
(ierald. of Kisslmmoe, Fla., aro here
tt> sjkmmI several wwk? with Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Croxton.
The canvassing, committee for the
rreshyterlan church, appointed to so
licit funds for the erection of it uew
church building, is actively at work
and it is hoped to have the desired
I amount subscribed wltjifti the. present
month.
J. M. IvOwry.T. F. Ilorton and J.
W. Hamel are attending the meeting
of the Pythian grand lodge In Colum
bia this week.
- Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Fletcher and lit
tle daughter motored to Monroe, N.
C.. Sunday for a brief visit.
Mr. and Mrs. I). McDonald motored
to Chesterfield last Sunday to visit
i tlieir daughter, Miss Theresa McDon
ald, who has been taking a rest ami
-undergoing medical treatment forborne
time. \Ve are pleased to note that
she is very much improved and that
sJhe expects to return home right soon.
'. J* It. Stephenson, of> H artsy 11 h\ was
in Kershaw a short while, last Thurs
day. Lem is an old Kershaw lw>y.
He had not seen the town In seven
years aud was much pleased to note
its splendid growth and improvement.
Law Enforcement Ujemaml "of People, j
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(Columbia, May 23. ? A general awak
ening among South Carolinians ill
their attitude and demand for the en
forcement of law was the burden of
the charge to the grand Jury of Iiic li
tem! county by Judge Meudel L. Smith
at the opening yesterday of the May
term of criminal court.
"The prohibitory law enacted fey the
last legislature In regards to 'the sale
of liquor." Judge Smith said, "was
not the result of fanaticism but of
the general tendency throughout the
business world." Business men are find
ing out that the efficiency of their
employes.. as well as. of themselves Is
&tpt(tred by ..the use of Iriloxlcants and
they have created a strong and prac
tical sentiment Hgaiust the use off
strong 'drink." j
Crime Committed in Past.
Columbia, May 23. ? Information lias
been received at the office of Governor
Manningto the effect that a man nam
ed Attorney Oirter Is undep arrest in
Cla.. cliprjcu n'SMi the* mur
I der of James Long near Johnston,' In
Rdgefleld.. county, about twenty-five
years ago. it is said that he was
identified by tf Mrs. Lee fthodeu. of
Saluda, county. It is reported that
fhe man under arrest failed to get re
leased on habeas corpus proceedings
in Augusta and it is likely that appli
cation will be made to the Governor
to issue requisition papers 011 Governor
. Harris, of Georgia, for the return of
fttrerraspect to this state, in which
event he will be placed oa trial.
The- friends of F. G. Perry hereby
announce him as a candidate for re
election to the office of Magistrate in
Upper Flat Rock Township, subject to
the action of the Democratic party in
the Primary election,
gP His Friends.
> jr# d. Asseelatlen to
KerOMwr~an(l Lancaster j
Association will meet at Kexfchaw May
30th. All carriers are earnestly ^re
quested to jaeet with us. The election
of officer* for the enptac r?r and
; >bSmim :b? ?m*
uim<iHihi at Columbia, July 8 and 4.
r^is Vt, Thompeon. PhB
I KFM II HfcrftfcS POSITIONS
\ idem li^htim; (\?ii(ittiiCN Around
Yerdhu Front.
in* * lurniiiiiK have;* replied* (?? the
tmUjc grouch offensive in .tho l>?'iwn
'if vi ronton with ii*sauli a l*i t* i* a*! !
*auH the Hovtv cOtubat northoasn
JU"I northwest i if Verdun still Ik i?i |
( i Heavy timers of (icrinaii!
ri-i" i in hine been thrown against t lit*
pi' ' ?'(! Fl'OM'h t|'<tOpS W llOSC MlCOCSV.j
li. .iit<U'k> wtMi for them the greater j
I >t > r i i<ii <<r Fort hoimuuiot ( These I
in f\ captured positions the French I
hit !? tenaciously hold.
I'm titular hum it ion is miulo l?> tin*
Fi< n? h war nttlce of the maintenance
*f . v
of I lie position ill l''ort Houauuiont
comptercd Monday. Tin* ilsilit i iijjt at
till- point Is characterized by Paris as
"a murderous struggle," Knob flllack
wa> preceded by nowerful artillery
pr? paiatloiis.
Although I hoy were hani hohl to the
northeast. tbo Germans would not be
denied at l.e Mort Homme ami after
litnJi.g boon mowed tlown . by tho
French artillory and machine guns with
sanguinary losses in several attacks
finally gained a footing in trenches to
tho west of this much freight for po
sition. Their tenure the trenches
was short-lived, however, for the
Fronoli in a couUter-attuok Immediute
ly drove them out.
Italy's first anniversary of hcr?ontry
Into the "war found her troops ,on at
least on? neotor in Southern Tyrol
forced baek by the Kreat Austrian of
fensive upon Italian soil and in gen
eral retirement to fheir main lines of
defence from the region south of Ro
vereto to the Valley Hugana, southeast
of Trent,
j, Rome admits that lietwe&i the As
tioo and Brenta rivers and In the Su
.gana Valley the Italians have fallen
back on WelF mftin iines of defence.
While Home asserts that the operation
was carried out in i>erfeet order aftor
the Italian^ had repulsed Austrian at
tacks against tfae advanced Hue, /Vien
na says that in the retreat from ltbr
go tho Italians were forced across the
border by the Austrlans. That the
Austrian# have ' advanced as far as
the head of l4tko Oarda and the Haica
region is indlcate<l by the Home offi
cial eomnumication, which says that
Austrian troop assemblages have been
observed in the Hlva zone,
While along the Hussian front the
usual bombardments were continued
almost exclusively, la the Prijiet River
region the Russians in an infantry at
tack drove the Germans across flic
Voseluhu River and destroyed their
trenches.
In the codst region of Asiatic Tur
key, southwest of Trebixond, the Rus
sians have repulsed attempts by the
Turks to assume the offensive, aiul
also have dislodged tho- ottomon forces
from positions on one of the siqpes of
the 'Taurus mountains. lu their ad
vance on Mosul, with Mesopotamia as
Hwrtr objective, the Russians have oc
cupied Serbeeht /
The British House of Commons has
passed unanimously a vote of credit
amounting to $1,000,000,000. The total
, credits obtained by Great Britain since
the war began are thus raised to alumt
?nTmo,ooo,ooo.
? Witness in Noted Trial.
Or. Albertun A. Moore, a former
Camden man, now a practicing physi
cian in New York City, Is one of
t<he chief witnesses in the caw? of Dr.
Arthur Warren Waite, the yonng dfcli
tist -ft nd- tennis player, on trial in New
York charged with murdering his
wealthy father-in-law, John E. ?eck.
District Attorney Swan eh urged that
the defendant not, only administered
deadly disease germs and poison to
hi*- victim/- trat applied rhtorotoref to
liis nostrils until he died.
While ft is charged that i>otfo ?Mr.
and Mrs. Peck were victims of Waite,
t lie fact that his mother-in-law's body
had been cremated made it impossible
to jirove the presence of poison in the
lK?dy, benoe-ouly the death of Ur, P?ek
1? being Charged hi the present trlaL
I >r. Waiter hair confessed the crtme.
I>r. Albert us A. Moore, the physl
c.'th vivo attended Mr. Peck b efore Ms
death at the Waltes' apartments, New
York, had not finished bis testimony
under cross-examination when the first
*e*flion of the trial adjourned. . Upon
direct examination he had deelared
that Or. Waite admitted 'be had pur
chased arsenic for his aged father tth
law. The reason Waite g ave^ aowwd
In* to the witness was that *tlie old
gentleman dW not want to liffc"
Wise Button and Juiian Oook. of
r / Kington county, killed fl ratOe*mlie
last, week tbat waa ati feer lwwr
canrleil 18 rattles and * buttca
_11.IILMHI1W WP?f?WI.I IN ipilflllll 1)1. ? ?! 1
MKKrm> PKOMOTIONS.
Met Who Have I v ? ? j 1 1 ktr-haw tiunrdsi
I'll to IUkI* Standard.
? The rei'dii promotion^ 1>.\ rhvlion of
I 111' ill Hit' KersllllW l illll l*ds a IV
?Mirtl,\ 4>il I'aptaln K. .1 Mr.
I.CO?l lias h meiuhrr ? ?l' MlC trill
}?.?*?> for slMccn yrar.* cr inner. lit
II.HiW lir was appointed ilrsi MSrgcsuit. '
Which | nasi Molt lie held until elected j
scrotal lieutenant in lltokx. um Mir re ]
shunt Hon of first lieutenant \\ M
Yottllg lit MM I lit* hrritllie Ill's! llriilrit
ant. 1
l.letitrniini Itlivhnnar was tlrst scr
goant dor live years previous ( ? ? his
| ?r? >ln ? ?t l< il I .to srroiul lieutenant In .llllir
ll?! I. lir held, Mir mvlalilr record of
being present al every' drill timing tills
pel' hid, rXCept (HI one orrasloll wllcl!
lir was out ofM he stale. Iloth otllcers
liavr. In their loan years of service,
show 1 1 an admirable spirit of military
discipline, and have uiiselltshly given
UP Mirir leisure time to hard work In
thr comiwmy. What Mils means no onr
who has not Imhmi in tlir militia ran
appreciate, as thr most dltlkmlt task
If Miv "keeping up'' of thr organization
yrnr nftrr year. with Inn-rasing do
mauds made annually as to efllclency,
and in all other matters I Kith by the
state and war dcimrtmont.
Second l?lcutcnniit Alfred M, Mc
leod has had a comparatively rapid
meritorious promotion. ? having only
been about tlirrr years in the Kershtiw
Guards. He held for one year rank
of eorporal, was appointed sergeant in
1015, amf "first servant several months
baek. He has not yet bad the opikir
tunlty of being tried by years of faith
ful work ln thr orgniilznt \du. hut If ho
emulates the exnrople setf b.v Wb pre
sent Company ottleers,, anjrthero is no
douht but that he will, tnKyt-ompnny
will have obtained In hlcutenh^il Me
Leod a most valuable adjunct to its
yfllcleney?
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TO CIRTI LATK PETITION
j Citizens to lie Asked to Vote Upon
j $?5,000 Water and light HoikIh.
I At a Joint meeting of- City Council
and the Commissioners of Public
Works for the city of Camden held
this week It was ordered that the city
attorney prepare a iietitbm for thr
citizens asking Council to order au
election Upon the question of issuing
additional bonds to eortiplete the water
and light system of Camden and pay
off certain Indebtedness.
Seven thousand dollars will l>e asked
for llghta and eighteen thousand for
water. There are certain sections in
the lower part of the city without tire
protection and It Is proposed to extend
the plpe^ lines and give these property
owners adequate tire protection wnlch
they are pro|k>rly entitled to.
?The petition has already 1kh?ii pre
Iiared and will be presented to the
cltisenn at an early da^e for their
signatures.
Make* Ixm g Trip.
FWpi the (Columbia State'H "Hy the
way" column we take tho following
from u recent Inane of a Newburgli,
N. Y. i>aper :
"Thla city wns 'favored today by a
vtslt fi-oiu B.' T).' Tick nor, oi Camden,
S. C., who , Ih on route to Great Har
rington, Mnss. Mr. Ticknor Ih pro
prietor of the Court Inn, in Camden,
and of the Berkshire Inn in Great
Harrington, where he Is to open up
for the aeaaon, He haa traveled lyl2T
mile* between Camden and Newhurgh,
having passed through the towiiH t>f
Pinehurat. Ilaleigh, Durham, Oxford,
South 111!!, PvlerHUUiK. WiiMniiiKiuii,
Haltfinore, Philadelphia, Atlantic City
Trenton and the DelaWrae. Water Gap',
The only bad road encountered on the
trip wa* -between I'Yedcricksburg, V.H.,
and Waffhlugton, I). C., a distance* of
alx miles. The roajl nt this point waa
ho bad. that Mb Paige, m^odol G-441 waa
at tlmea ho lowjn the mud the running
board* were all but covered. He
thinka very few cars could have made
that particular stretch at that time.
The road*, however, below Washing
ton have y?en Improved the last year
or two and there ia a movement on
hand to complete all the bad atretcbea
aa aoon a? poaaible. The Hcheme em
ployed Im to aell road Improvement
badge* for $1 and much ready money
has been collected from toarist* Who
an traveling through. At the end of
next year there la no doobt bat it wilt
he poaaible to travel from Canada all
way through to the South with
out having to traverse any impoaaable
roada to mar. the pleasure of the trip.
Mr. Ticknor expects to complete the
vest o# hfc trip jtoday, 125 mile#."
C. a met, auditor :* Dillon cotm
ty, ia under hood charged with mis
appropriating coanty fund#.
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I.K'ITIW I'KOM GLASGOW,
Mi". IIoukIi Writes to Hoinofolhs of
Trip Through War /one.
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.1 I Hough. who salted. I'i'ou.
Norfolk sev^ra.! weeks a so has arrived
mi Glasgow*/ Seotland, ii M? I hits address
oil a letter lo hotuefolfcs tolling ot
his t I'll* iici'ovs. Portions of his hi
tor Is given below atul will he- read
with Interest htv his friend* In (his
country. H was dated at < t lM>?ji? ?w
Scotland May 7 1
"Wo arrived horo fcafol?\ ? on. the .*?t H
after a voyage of fourteen days, Tlu
trip was gmit, tho only trouble being
rooMh Weather which ' delayed us sot
oral days. Our ship the "S. S. An
thonla." was a ton (>asseugov
boa (converted Into a horse hoat. We
luul on hoard NOP horses autl a crew
of about 10P. Tho tputrters they gave
us to sloop In were second Cabin state
rooms. tint!- very much hot tor than
what you got un tho average hoat of
this khuL
"A groat majority of tho hoys are
Southerners, and I luul for matea a
hoy from York. S. (\, ono from Ches
tor. S. C.? and one from St. IajuIh.
Tho work t hoy gavo us to do wasn't at
all 4u?rd. They koop one under vary
strict discipline on hoard Hut they
aro stood to you.
"Wo had thirty-six hours in the dun
ger none, and while. going through It
we ran a Klg-r.ag course. They had
provhaisly instructed us In regard to
life boats, ete., and we stood on deek
most of our ttpuro time. After we
imssetl the FaMtness Light we woro In
olose touch most of tho time with
llrltlsh erulsers and patrol boats. The
I Ji lt Ish iliuve nl?out run the submarines
away from around the British Isles.
They have hundreds of p&fcrol / boats
on the watch for German submarines.
We almost on mo upon two cruisers In
the act of capturing one. They leased
us about a mile away towing it in,
"Tho iirst land wo saw was the
Irish coast, and then tho coast of
Wales, Which was the most beautiful
scenery imaginable. There were lots
of old castles on, t<h o' coast. Wo stop
ped a day at ' Avonniouth, England,
mid unloaded the horses. Horo wo
saw lots of soldiers, most of whom
were woundod and recuperating. Go
ing up the coast of Scotland we* saw
beautiful scenery ? mountains ninl val
leys wore In sight most of the way
? and In the Firth of Clyde we saw
"Patty's Hock," a huge mountain ris
ing out of the mlddlo of the channel.
This rook was visible to us forty
mile* away, it's about two miles
! through and tlircr-quartcr mile high.
I We passed it at a distance of about
!a . mllo, and it looked only two or
jtforoO hundred yards. But we noted
| that soa guls flew nearly out of sight
[between us and the mountain. After
leaving this rock we were booh in
the month of the river Clyde, and ar
rived In Glasgow next morning. HCrc ?'
we were Inspected by the alien of
ficers again before tro were ]>orinitfed
to land. v
"Glasgow, with It* suburbs, has a
isipulatiou of aismt two millions. 1
think It is the largest city In tho King
dom next to Loudon. Iu the picture
shows here you are i>ermltted to keep
on your hat and smoke If you like.
Most of the men are at the front, and
lliw women are holding down their
Job*, running tho tram cars, ete. The
place Is full of art galleries and musQ
uiiiM. I*ast night I met a young fellow
here from Hiiinter, S. ('. He has been
here twelve/weeks working iu a muni
tion factory. It Is as cold here as it
Is at home in January and February,
and it rains all the time, but the sun
is shining today. We will sail from
horo ou the "Merino." If wo like,
we may go to Montreal and . return
here, and when we return they will
gh'e us passage back."
ALL MUST KKOISTKK.
Registration Books to Open Early in
June ? Primary August 29.
At ? meeting of the state Democrat
to executive committee * iu Columbia
luHt week It was deckled tJiat the state
campajgh would be oi?ened Tuesday,
Juno 27. ?in<^.AriU no! end until a. short * J
while before the first primary, which __
will be <held on Tuesday, August 2d. '
The registration books will be opened
fl?~tho varloH* |?reelnets throughout ?
the state on the fltpt Tuesday in June.
Every Democrat is required to re-en -
rqll for the primary this summer. The
system of enrollment will be the same
as that of last year and the ooolu will
ho in almost' identically the same form.
The new rules mFl the primary j>ro- .
vide that th every city of the state'
which 'Ihix 10,000 jx>pulation dr- more,
a primary for the -Hoot ion of nomi
nees for inwniHpal officers shall be
held on petition df 15 per cent of the
quail fled voters.
The itinerary of the county to coun
ty canvass har not yet been complet
ed. ( Forty-five counties will be vis
ited this year instead, of forty-four,
since IfcOormteJc has been added to
the counties of the state. A snb-com-^
mlttee of the executive committal con
sisting of John Gary Evtns, of^ Spar
tanburg, Wilie Jones, of Columbia, and
O/ A. Guignard, of Lexington, win ar
range the itinerary-. g ^
Quarters for the,#uuth Carolina del
egation to the national convention is
pt Urt. .*>?, .!?.?> h*n.^r*..
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