Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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local X NEWS r I taking flight. ? M?Mi '? ?ol,e: *wr#t buma.n lova In iffy when they apring to heavan f bat LjubimMlvea lo >ou- They ail all day L?>wu i",a 1,0 ,lou" ut nl*ht *>y you. F ctr? not for their pifMnce, my?? or ^ nil u l once they leave you, and you know tbta -Rol)?r( BroHnliig mister rain. iflSTKK HAltf. he saya. *uyt* he: U -xhe dry land made a prayer to me. n,? winds l hey wafted It on high, nYj, to (he windows of the aky. I heard (he poor, dry land complain, L) now I'm fc-olng to rain and rain." ? Atlanta Constitution. pi HO YK IN rTKKTAINS pn' 'AIoihIm.v 4*v?*iiliijkS Miss Kllen Doug , jt4?ykin wive ii charming party at ( hi'int' of her parents, Alp. ami Mph. \, |{?iykiii on Kali; street. The af |r \v;l* il compliment to the hostess' pi. All-s .Minnie KltisSliuiuoiis, of nufort. IhinrliiK ami other ainuse fiils wort' oi i Joy ci I until a la to hour, lie awl piim li was served (luring ? evening. tDSESlKAY MOKMMJ lUXiK CM'II jrs. K. 15. Pills was hostess to the fdm'stla.v Morning ln'ltlW club thl? rt at lior home on Lyttleton street, iw anil Ih?w1s of bright flowers goal Hie (aides and windows. The ikitltutes were Airs. Calhoun Auertiui, iiciirk'th' .Johnson. Mins Frances jkiii. Mrs. II. C. Carrlson, Jr., ami Js Lucia Vales. At the conclusion tip sanies. ;i tempting lunch was r\?l. tESBYTKRIAN flETIES MKT IV Indies' Aid Society, the Junior d Society and the Voung Woman's nilwry. of the l'reshytcrian church Id a joint meeting with Mrs. W. S. irnt't and Mrs. \V. I,. DePas# at the iMmkv of the latter, Friday after mi. August 11th. Mrs J. (.!. ( hvlngs. of Columbia, who el with the Societies, gave In a very ?asing manner. :ui interesting and witahle aihlress mi Sunday School h! Mission work. At f!ie elose of I he address the fol ting ? '(Heel's for the Woman's AuxiJ ? were elected : President. Mrs; (i. l-eiioir: vlee president, Mrs. G. E. yl??r : secretary. Airs. William King; asurer. .Miss Catherine Wallace. Mr ii. L Schloslairg left this week |r :lie northern and eastern markets pre he sroe* purchase additional ii '.'ivhIs. PERSONAL. " > 1 - Miss Coriuuc l^wtx Ih visiting SlHlllt'l". ' Mr. J. A, . Ilouuh s|n'?i i Tuesday tu ( 'Ol u Hi Mil. Miss Kate Lenoir Ik visit Inu friend* III LhUICIIX, Miss Ma/.lc Herbert spent lust* week Ih t 'olumhia. Mrs. 10. N. McNelty Is visiting rcla lives In Camden. Capt. i.V. M, Brallsford is s|H>ndlutf some 1 1 iii*? hi Haludu. MUs W Mine Britton Is spending NUIIM' 1 1 1||<4 III BlshopVlllC. Mi's, Leroy S, Davidson iiikI children nit* visiting In I. aureus. j Miss Maggie iiroWu Is s|?cndlng a nit >i 1 1 1 1 In Meridian, Miss. Mrs. 10. \V. Bond a ii< I < -1 1 1 1<1 r?>u ait! vlsllluu relatives lu (jeorgla. - Miss lOsther Scllloshlirg Is visiting Mrs/ A. .1. llellman In Chester. c Mrs. Joseph ttcheiik. of (loorgctowu, Is tin? uuest ol* Mrs. Leo Scht'iik. tJeorge Ithaine Is visit lug Ills broth er, |>r. .1. S. Khame In Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. .lolm 'I*. Mackey and family spent tills week at Liberty Hill. Mr. and Mrs. I.ee Utile and baby are in Virginia .for a stay at Mr*, Little's old IliNII*. Miss Minnie Fit/Simmons, of Beau fort, is the attractive unest of Missi 101 leu Douglas Boykln. Miss Maggie Beard spent several days lasi week with relatives In Cam den. Mrs. M. A. Xlles is spending a while in York, with Iter daughter, Mrs. S. C. Ashe. Mr. John S. Lindsay left Tuesday to .spend his vacation with relatives at Chester. MTfr^.lt?hn 10. Uhaine and Clairksou Hhame have returned from a visit to Darlington. Miss Margaret. Burnet, of Camden, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. J no. A. Marion. ? York News. Mr. Henry Mathis, of New Haven, Conn., is s| wilding Ills vacation lu Cam den with Ills parent*. Mr. T. J. ? Davis of Lueknow was a visitor in Camden* Wednesday and paid this olliee a ^call. Misses Uosa and Helen t ieisenheimer are visiting in Mldvllle. <i?., the guests of Mrs. Lewis Clyburn. Dr. and Mrs. 10. II. Kerrison are sjiendiiig a while at A&hcvllle, N. C.. and Tate Springs, Tenn. Miss Klizabetli Tranthani. of Caui den, is visiting at the home of Mr. John L. Heed. ? Lancaster News. Miss .Mat tie (JeraliJ will leave next week for Hie North, where she will purchase her fall stock of millinery. Leon Scldosburg's friends will be glad to know that he 'is doing nicely. He lias been confined to his room for some time with typhoid fever. We are ready to do your ginning in the mo^t satisfac tory manner. AVe will be glad to buy your seed or exchange thenrfor rnealT We appreciate your_ business Camden Oil Mill WM. KING Manager ? - t wish to announce to the public, and especially ? cotton raisers, that after August 15th, I will buy i "If new platform on lot adjoining Geo. T. , ^a^e> o? DeKalb Street, and will be pre tj. to Pay highest market prices and assure satis ac"i?n in every way. W. H, HAILE ? % Agent Alex. Sprunt Sl Son IN UONOJt , - OF VISITORS, Mix N. <>, Kjuns xaw a lovely | tarty Wednesday evening in honor of her guest* from <<eorghi. The hou*e wan < |t'c< tin i t'< I fii|- the occasion and quite a number of mu sts Joined In the merry making. iH'llrloiix refreshments were served, Mrs. 1 1 . |(. McKaln and children, .'Of Columbia, havo returned homo after a pleasant vUli (4? Mih. T. N. I.augley. Judge Mendel I.. Smith returned on Moialay from a three week's slay hi Portland, Oregon. Mlwcs Annie May Itrooine and l-'an nlo .May Shouso, of Athens, tin., are yiu'sts of Mrs. \. <i Kiiuk. r ? * . ? X ? v ??? ? i* ?- ,jy.? V,i . ? '???<? , VACATION F ASHIONS. Sports ami Other Costuiiirs Soon at tho Country Club. Now York, August l."? dot ween tho ra Wy weather and tho man-eating sharks dial havo boon hovering around tho shores nf t lit* boiu'h resorts near Now York, sport enthusiasts havo not boon having such a ?'omf<irtab|o Itnio of It : yet, In spite of these o ouditions, It Is anur/,iug to see tho uiimhor of sports costumes about. Thoy aro llt < .ally hero, there and everywhere. <>nr \oiiii" pleasure-seekers, Pent on making ; tho most of fixation thuo, bollovo in! preparedness. vo off thoy go, hound for tho boaehos or for tho tenuis courts , and golf links of tho . country clubs I with unknots under their arms and j golf '>ags thrown aovoss their shoul ?l? rs. Thore Is always a chance fof a game between the drops! A striking model adopted by the you m/er set Is reproduced here. It is of White and blue linen, t he waist and up) tor part of tho skirt being of white j linen and the sailor collar, cuffs and I lowor part of the skirt of blue. Very! birne pocket* are planned on either side j The larger the pockets the more up- to- t date the dress, nowadays. This dress, j like many of the present models; hangs' White and Blue Linen .Combined from the shoulders and w therefore ideal for sports. ? Another dress. no* shown here, whs in Russian style. It was of rose-colored silk jersey with Idaek eollar. cuffs and belt, and but toned ni the way down the front with ? small blaek buttons. The waist had box plaits,. in the front and back stitch ed as far as the waistline and left free below it. to give more fulness to t he lower part. Any number of white and colored felt hats in both small and large sha|>es are worn at present. The trimming is either a ribbon band, plain or plait ed. or fruit or t to w e r^^ut.^yut of ?J.lk or vehet and placed against the crown or on the brim. White hats of silk or . satin with a flange of chiffon around the brim are also considered very smart. Some are trimmed with a large bow of white satin directly in front. The mid-season hats used for .other occasions than sports are in large sa.il- . or shapes, also in small and medium sizes. White satin crowns with black velvet brims are highly favored, as well as the all-blaek and all-white hats. Sometimes the order Is reversed and the crown Is made of black velvet with the brim of white satin or straw. The trimming used on this type of hat is generally a wing fancy or ribbon ar ranged' in some attractive manner. Color is Introduced in some of the large black hats for semi -dress wear, espe cially III those for the younger girls. - ? l)> SENDS \ NICE CHECK. Messrs. Tirknor and Son Not t nmind fill of Their Winter Home. The ladies of the (Mvle league arc in receipt of the following letter from Messrs. <!aleb Tieknor and Son, winter residents of Oamden. managers of tin? Court Inn. and now at Berkshire Inn. Great Barrington. Mass. : "Dear President: We increase our usual giving this year in the thought you may dispose to use it in part for some- family washed ? out by recent visitation of flood so very harmful. Be sure we great ly esteem your Influence for wel fare of Camden, and you will use the $30 as may deem best." The League certainly appreciates not only the genermr* gift of Messrs. Tiek nor but especially their warm words of praise and esteefrn coming at this time when our influence Is deprecia ted and our "power" said to tie "nil" by those whom we have loyally and un selfishly assisted in the lieautifying and keeping clean of our beloved town. We will take pleasure in using a por tion of tills sum for the further clean sing of onr public parks and the Rest Room and seek some worthy mother of a destitute family to enjoy the balance. We hope this Will meet the appro val of the Board of Health and that we will not he "overstepping ottr rights" or going "beyond the law" in ao doing Ho! Everybody!! JCncwZuZu! EatZuZu ! Thecrisp cst, spiciest ginger snap that ever tickled a palate. Make a bee line to the nearest grocer man, and get a whole packageful for a nickel. 5< NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY ADVANCE SHOW NKWS. Some A 1 1 pactions Already Hooked For Camden Opera House. Ii inn \ Ih* a little premature to talk about opera house shows, but wo have a ir? w m I o|H'iier booked for 1 'gulden and will be shown here on the 2nd of Sep tember. l*rof. (\ W. Mllllnr, heralded by nil as the wonderful and mysterious, will appear here' on the above date, and the reason the management of the opera-house has secured this lieadlluer fur its ? >| m~>i ? i 1 attraction, is no doubt apparent, in view of the faet that the show lovers of Camden were fortunate enowtrh to witness some of the best at tractions on the. road last season, .^lt is the desire of the management of the opera house to assure the public that no effort will he spared to get the he<t there Is on the road this year, and issues a cordial invitation to all who will In- amused to greet this wonderful uulgician and be convinced of the earn estness of the management of the op era house In their efforts to amuse and please the public. Une of Prof. HHIiar's most famous and mystifying as well as entertaining tri?-ks is tin* manner in which a young man of ordinary statue grpws smaller in your presence ami tinally dissolves from your sight to reappear rn another part of the house. tttlier shows bonked and whi<*h will ??p|?enr here are /'.Mutt and Jeff's Wed dliiK." and Is entirely now, will show at tin* opera house on Tuesday, Oct. Jird. Another show tiiat will undouht ??dly be hailed with delight Is ''Hilly Sln?rle t MltTord" and Ids famous lady hrass l?Hnd, who are hooked to ap|>car here on Friday, <>ct. tit li. "Hantona," a wonderful moving picture which Is said to he the sweetest love story ever told will he shown here at the opera house 01. Thursday. <>ct. "Jtlth. matliH-c and nitflit. H. I.. Sehlosliui'K. who is auaJu niau atrliiK the o|K?ra house this season, is leaving for New York and while there will make aranxoineuts with the hook ing nuclides to have some of the linest shows on the road make Camden. It is to he hoped that the jieople of Camden will make this one of the most successful seasons ?*f the opera house. adv. Married. .Marled on Wednesday morning. A iijjt 11. st l(tt li. 11)1(5. at 10 o'clock, hv Pro hale .Indue \V. I j. McDowell, Mr. Hen ry Kershaw (iardner. of Cassatt. and Miss Net a Younu, of Westvllle. The marrlau*' took place at the home of Senator W. K, llouuh. Protracted .Meeting at Pleasant 1IUI Church. A protracted meeting will hej;in at lMea.sant lllll liaptist Church near lte tliune. The pastor will he assisted by Kev 10. .y McDowell. of Fairfax, S. C. KERSHAW NEWS NOTES. Interesting Happenings Gath ered From the Kershaw Era. < '"ill factor \\\ V t'lmjH'r litis t'he *?? ?i ? i fa? t I'm t|u? erection of i ho luick warehouse for the Kef. haw Mercantile ami 1 1 1 k I nu Co., w hlch I- helu'tf luilli ahum the Sont hern Haliroad's truck* :ii flic north end of their present ware hons^. Work wan heuun last week Mr nnrt Mr? w k Mou^h. ? ?r <'nm ilcii. v| K'lii Satnrda.v in KerVdmw with their son in law ami daughter, Mr. and Mrs, II I*., (ireu'tiry. Mis* Mary Kiuma liou^h- of t'ani dell. is vlsllliii! her *!? tcr, Mi'. II I,. ? I I.VtfO|-,\ . I? i\ Shaw, of Camden. s|H'iit I'll ?In > afternoon mid night In Kershaw Mo was liere to mvompttUA Ids family home. .Miss Paris W'alsoii \ t-? H f m I friends ^ near ('minion last \vm>k Material for- the construction of u new hrhluc over t'atnwha river, near ? 'aia w ha. on the Sontliern railroad, has l?een placed on tin* ground and the w ork of ron^t rnct Ion N to In* pushed rn 1 1 U 1 1 \ t'l.vhnrn Perry ami .Miss Annie Hlanche t'lyhurn spent last Thursday i n < 'annlcii. 'I'. P. Morton ami .1, M. I.owery mo loreil to CniiHleii last 'riuti'silny In the former's car. ? .Mrs. P. c I (rasing! on left last week for a vUU io relatives at Monroe, N. t She was joined at Camden hy her sister, Mrs. S P. lira si ngt on. Miss 10f 1 1 in Kelly Is \ lilting relrt t Ives at < 'amdon. Vnnoo Hough, of rnnulen. visited relative* In Kershaw last week. The trustees of the tirades I school have completed their list of teachers hy the selection of Miss Mamie Moore, of Lancaster, for the sixth crude to succeed Miss Margaret Ueese, who ili>< cllned re-election. Miss Willie Dratlin will he la charge of the music depart* inent. The school will open Mofnjay, Seplomher -till. No Liven Lost Hy Toxaway, A ?d lev I lie, N. <\. August 14. ? No lives were lost, as far as eon Id he ascertain ed here tonight, hy (he breaking of the ureal- dam at Lake Toxaway yester day. although the Milrty-f?w?t wall of water*" that rushed down the narrow mountain gorges * Into South tVi'oliiia wrought considerable damage to crops and I l ines. No houses w w ere washed away. A Tier the w ater left tin- ;*a?ses. r.S.ey spread considerably, acorrdlng to re ports brought here. At Clemson Col lege the Seneca Klver was swollen nine feet, hnl did no appreciable damage. Thousands o f fish released from the lake were left stranded In small pools along the rivers and on dry land. .The oiil\ damage reported at Toxa way was the destruction of the $1().(MX) electric plant. ( Jeorge Armstrong. of Savannah, was In a launch less than half a mile from the dam when It wont out. Me escaped with di'lh'ulty by heading up an arm of the lake. ANNOUNCEMENT Loan & Savings Bank announces to the public that on and after June 26th, their business will be conducted in their banking room corner of Broad and DeKalb Streets, opposite Postoffice. We take this opportunity of thanking our - many friends for their liberal patronage during the past which has made it possible for us to occupy these handsome and commodious quarters with an up-to-date equipment for handling their future business with the greatest degree ^ of promptness and satisfaction. We cordially invite you to come in and inspect our fire proof vault with its bur glar proof screw-door safe equipped with triple time lock, our steel safety deposit boxes, our electrically driven ledger and daily statement posting system, etc. We had hoped to have our equiprhent complete with new marble counters, etc. but regret that the manufacturers have been unable to make delivery on time, which necessitates our using our old counters for a short time. DROP IN AND SEE US & Savi T. J. K1RKLAND, President J. S. LINDSAY,