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II n II I I CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1816. .-X L ,-JBg NUMBER 28. EuMANH INVAQg KDIitiARIA. Lr /. i?|Mlin K*id Over England Sunday Night. 11 " s KwumiiIwhs ha ve Invaded Hulga Oh the I l>etween tin* fin-, town* <?f Itustchuk tiiid Turtu iherc tin' river lupins Its bend t'iistwH nl, leaving Bulgarian tyr ant! separating Rumania proper iWiriMija. the tn?ops of Rumania made their way to the southern of tin' stream, x: iow many men are thro the river Ih not disclosed In el i tie HninaUlan or (>enraan offl imunlcatlous, hut (he stragetjk; * - * many men ?r? thrown H Im MV tulles eastward from Tortu birh lies at the western extrew southern Dobrudja, Ih Varna, j's t hU'f sea|M?rt on the Black jf sufficient men have crossed er and arc sent along the Dob fcultfarlao frontier toward Vatv alone would the seaj?ort he in but the move would constitute Km menace toward the isolation German, Hulgarlan and Turkiwli opiptlng against the Kritn&a-j , the north. iltaueously with the announce* if the cross 1 1 ik of the Danube a refiort from Bucharest that i attaek along the entire front mnija has resulted in the de-| f the center and right flanks of' Bop of the Central Powers. isj-lvania the Rumanians on ?j'of the (.rent Kukel river idftueed. against the Teutonic while westward In the vicinity oro and near Petroseny, the Hungarians have captured ih> froui the Rumanians. lighting in (lalicla. with Jxmi W stake, has resulted ill sue for the Teutonic Allies north*1) the (Jallcian Capital, and for isslaits in the southeast. On ody-Zlochoff road the Teutons ired the ground lost last Saur iwrdlng to both Merlin and t. ami made prisoner 1,200 Rus while in the Varayuvka arid .ipa sectors the Russians re vlrlous attacks of the Teutons, ik heavy casualties and captur 10 men. In the Lutsk region of( lis, northwest of Svlniusky, a a attack was repulsed. p additional news of the flght the Macedonian front has come id. The troops of both sides he front apparently are qmUp iclr attacks and counter attach n? notable successes for either! from lK>mhanlment.s, which are lly severe on the Carso plateau, kliting is taking place on the i Italian front. . person was killed and one InJ |nnd slight material damage re from th?> ZepfH'l ij i raid over upland Sunday night. The en Pw of the Zeppelin which was down in Haines near London DIED IN TEXAS. Fof Mr. Roy Shcorn Brought to Caiqden For Burial. I an illness of only out1 day Mr. keoru. a former Camden boy, ? Carthage, Texas, last Tliurs ?> left Camden several years ago ft a iiuiuIht of years followed nation of t telegraph operator* ??e had been salesman for an m light system In Texas. ?leorn was 20 years of ago and Be of his death was given as ?foible. ??mains were shipped to Caw ?arrlved on Sunday the funeral ?occurring froui tlie grave, be ?lcted hy Rev's John H. Graves ? A. Dftfbou, Messrs. T. B. ? P. DeLoaehe. John Goodale, ?annon, S. \v. Hogue, H. S. BaHlng as pallljearere. ?wa was a brother of Messrs ?enton, Wiley and Jumes Sho ?k city. He is also survived ? risters, Mrs. E. G. Hughes ? Jennie 8heorn. of St. George. ?<1 Mrs. W. J. p. Weeks, of | Texan. tttent Day at Baptist ChuPth 1 iunday was "Commencement! ft the Sunday School of the 1 paptht Church. nn(l Instead! regular sermon on" Sunday I pe time whs do voted to these pent exerelss. The Sunday Wafs who hud tveen regular tt the Sunday School for iwar were awarded a cer certificate was a beau It printed card about 8 x 12 jtiWe for framing. The pup* M won the distinction of It ended .Sunday school for iWr without mlsr?lng a sin- 1 seats on the pulpit. 1 f'* remarks were along the! phy school work and at the discourse awarded r*te>* (or diplomas aft itj exercises were unique, I 1 no doubt will add new lm P* Sunday school work.- The! lj* * hst of The names of Pted certificates: ' ? : ' "1 PIb*oii, Blanche McKaln, 8a- 1 ? Christine Ivewts, I?ulse| Pith Goodale. Rva Black- 1 I N'eal Camptyed, Susie Wat Itodth. Helen Hlnson, "Edith protyn MeKaln. WIU 'Tx>lH*, I ? VauRhan, Mirlan Bruce, ?*? WUlle Porter, AodWV Klackwell. l?ma I^ed- ' Gardner, Jnws Gardner, fr^iitham. Cotton Market. P' Voted on the Camden f^rday at 1? 34 cfcnti. F6r< |Tpr** has been aroand tWO p** sold ?>n tlw? itjcnl mat?' HER FINK CATTLK AND llOGS, HOst Hreeders of State to Exhibit at Orangeburg. Orangeburg. Sept. 27.- A special feature of the It vo stock conjjprence, to U> held at Orangeburg ow Qctoher 11 and 12, will l?o an exhibit of pure bml rattle and hogs from among the la^Ht hreedors In the State. Am the principal object of this meeting Ik to stimulate Interest in the raising of live stock and diversified fanning it la believed tbsttt such an exHit?lt will servo the very valuable pur poHc of demonstrating how amwss fully pure bred stock can be raised lu South Carolina and the i?ecunlary benefits to bo derived therefrom.' U 1. Union of Lugott 'lias agreed to send 12 head of Hereford* to this exhibit and I,. W, Boykln of Cairtden will HOiul nine head of Shorthorns. The other breeds will l>e represented also and the different kinds of hogs. V A number of Chamber' of Com iu ere* have advertised that they will work up automohile partis to come to the conference in their machines. From iihe responses received and the Inquiries made a large attendance Is Hssured.. This meeting will lie a Statewide affair. It will undoubtedly result In bringing the people of the state to a realization of the fact that home may l>e found the beat section of the country where cattle and tiogs may lie raised more cheaply than elsewhere. Tills meeting will l>e held under the Joint auspices of the Orangeburg Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Settlement land I>eveloi> ment organization of Baltimore, Md. A. K. SANDERS IN BACK f To$ucceed Col. D. J. Griffith as Su perintendent of Penitentiary. Mr. A. K. Sanders of Ilagood, one of Suuiter county's representatives in the General assembly, was in the city Monday ami while here he stated to a representative of The Sumter Daily Item that lie was a candidate for the office t>f superintendent of the State jienitentiftry" to succeed Col. I). J. Grif fith, who had "announced that he would not be a candidate to succeed self. Mr. Sanders stated that the out look seemed very bright for the suc cess of his candidacy and he was luueli pleased with the many offers of support wfcich were coming to him from^lfc flections ot the State. A Bftv Sanders hay been in politics* for many years and is well known throughout the State by the leading men. He has represented Sumter coun* ty for five years in the bouse of rep resentatives and was re-elected for ttm sixth term in the tirst primary on August 29tli. He serve<l for sixteen years as a di rector . of the State i>enitentiary and was chairman of the board of direc tors for fourteen of those years. In this time gaining a good insight into the workings of the penitentiary sys tem. Besides this experience his legis lative work has helped to fit him for the office he Is seeking. There are three other men seeking th office. Mr. Sanders stated, Mr. Lesesne, the book keeper at the penitentiary; Mr. Gosnell of Spartanburg and Mr. Huffman. ? Sumter Item. Notice. Notice is hereby given that there will be a special meeting of the Wo inans Hospital Auxiliary at Camden Hospital on Thursday afternoon, Oc tober 12th, 1916, at 4:30 o'clock. All members of this association are earnestly requested to attend as a full inee'liig is desired. Mrs. W. M? Shannon, ? ' v President. Mrs. Dabney Dead. Mr*. Margaret J? Dabney, aged^-01 ycais, wife of Mr. G. W. Dabney, su perintendent of the County Home for the Infirm, died at tbe borne about five miles east of Camden Thursday of last week. Besides her husband Mrs. Dabney is survived by two sons and Ave daugh ters ? Mr. D. L. Dabney, of Camden ; Mr. E. D. Dabney, of Lancaster; and Mrs. Joe McCaskill, of Camden, Mrs. Minnie Hendrlx, Mrs. Bessie Munn, Mrs. Nepolie Horton, Mrs. Agnes Gas kin, alt of this county. E ~ The funeral and burial occurred at Mt. Olivet Baptist church oh Friday, services being conducted by the Rev. John A. Davison, of the Camden Bap tist Church. 1 Escaped Convict Captured. Policeman I* T. Stewart and B. Bateman captured Ed Frasier, a young negro on the Baum plantation in West *Wateree Monday night ahd delivered, him to the penitentiary authorities at' Columbia Tuesday. Frasier .proved to be one of the nine convicts who es caped from the State Farm on tbe night of June 30th of this year when they overpowered the guard. Frasier was sent up from Charleston county for burglary and larceny for five years ai>d had served only eight mohths. He had been wandering around In the woods a great deal of the time until lately he "mnTtSfeSfi "working on the Baum place. A reward of $50 was out standing for his capture which was paid over to the officers. ? Suaday School Workers to Meet. RevJ W. C. Owen, Sunday School Secretary for tbe South Carolina con ference and .Mr. Brabham - Secretary for the North Carolina Conference will be at Lyttleton street Methodist Church next Tuesday afternoon and <arewfnir.r The afternoon service will begin at 4:H0 and the evening service at R:00. i-v* Sunday-School woikers in all denom FBKHon* are invited to attend these meetings. FIHST MONDAY CKOWD. La Number of County People llew For Salesday. I -*\ .Monday belli* salesday. and the reg ular monthly meeting of the (Vanity Commissioners a large uumher of couit ty ltoople from all sections were In ( 'minion for the day. The meud?ertf of the board of registration wore also In the Clark's office gbd many i?eoplo call* o<l for their registration , certificates. The county board of commissioners hud oiie *>f the busiest days before them ' for many ' months. (Malms amounting to $4,575.7(1 were passed U|K?n ami (Mild. A jietltion from the Hamly drove section was presented oy Citizens asking that a new public road be eonstnH^tetl from Sandy (irove to Lucknow ; also a petition was present ed l>y citizens of liuff-tlo asking thtt a road la* built from IUakeney's bridge to KiiN'iaw. No aclon was taken up.-' on either of the petitions and the Su pervisor ?nt make a trip in that hoc Hon to look over the proooscd road ways. Several saie* by ihe Muator attract ed quite1 a number of bidders. Luder a decree from Circuit Judge Smith, Jl. M. Kennedy vs. Camden Mule Co., et a]*, the stables on South Main s root, known as Latham's Stables, were sold to L. A. Klrkland, attorney, for $1,(MM). A lot In the town of Kershaw, John R. B^ker vs. W. B. Shadburn, Lewis (\unleV, et al? was sold by the Master to J. C. Massey, attorney, for $2,825. At sheriff's sale, Ilenry Savage and Geo. T. Little vs. H. A. Vaughan, et al, 1? acres near Sanders Creek, known as Vaughan's Mill, was sold to J. H. Hums for $2,000. Ilible Discussions For Next Week. Braving HKf chilly weather many heard Mr. Haynes give the regular Sun day night lecture which opened the ^ifth week of the Institute. The sixth week of the series oi>ens with an ad dress on "The Seal of God." An Im portant talk on the greatest religious question of the day. The question of "Christian Baptism. Its form aijd significance," will be Mon day nights' subject. The other sub jects follow : ? Tuesday, Oct. 10th ? "Christian Tem-I I trance." Wednesday. Oct. 11th ? "The Unpar donable Sin." Thursday, Oct. 12th ? "Sunday leg islation. Is it Constitutional?" Friday, Oct, 13th ? "Is (iod Particu lar?" Sunday, Oct. 15tl? ? "The Coming of Elijah." Wilson Spurns "Disloyal." I/om g Branch, N. J ? Sept 80.- ? Presi dent Wilson has made It plain that he wants no "disloyal" Adnerlcan to vote for him. He expressed indignation over a telegram from Jereiniah A- O' Iieary, of New York, president of the American Truth' Society, accusing him of l>eing pro-British and saying he had failed to obtain compliance with Amer ican rights. The President sent Mr. O'Leary a short telegram which officials indicated Mr. ' Wilson had desired to put in stronger language His message fol lows : f "Your telegram received.' I would feel deeply mortified to have you or anybody like you vote 'for me. Since you have access to many disloyal Am ericans and I have not, I will ask you to convey this message to them." First to Pay Taxes. - Mr. D. A. Muun, of Buffalo Town ship, School district No. 24, called at the Treasurer's office Monday October 2nd, and paid his taxes for year 1916 This is the first taxes to be paid for the year 1918 in Kershaw County. Mr. D. A. Munn is a son of Mr. J. M. Munn at th? cotton mill. FAST FREIGHT SERVICE. 0 ? - -?-r- i * Southern Finds |i Nmmwt to Ac comodate live Stock Industry. A! l/i 11 1 a, (in., October 3.V? Cattle hogs, and sneeD are now being grown in the South to such an extent that the South ern, Railway has found it necessary to establish a dally fast live stock ser vice from points in Western North Car olina, East Tennessee, and Southwest Virginia to eastern and southern mar kets and to Virginia feeding grounds; and from Alabama points- to the St Lou in, Louisville and Cincinnati mar kets. This is in addition to the dally fast service from St Louis to Atlan ta to handle the inbound movement of horses and mules for the Southeas tern and Carolina territory^ Stock from points In Western Caro lina, East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia will be consolidated at Ashe ville and run in special, trains to Spencer where the Southern has pro vided elaborate facilities for feeding, watering, and resting stock. Stock for the Sts Louis market will be. concen trated at Birmingham and move to St Louis on the special live stock trains of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The special service from St Louis to Atlanta is in connection with the Mobile and. Ohio, leaving -St Louis 6:00 P. ML, arriving Birmingham 6:00 P. M.r next day, leaving Birmingham over the Southern at 7:00 P. If., arriv ing Atlanta 9tdO-A. M., giving a throuh train run without necessity for food gtop en route. From Atlanta ' special fast service is provided over the Southern to points in Georgia, South Carollua, North Carolina and Florida. *""7 SeSeeT" It has been circulated on the streets that we have sold out our undertaking business. I desire to state that this 1* not true and that we can be found at the same place aa formerly. Camden Undertaking Co., C. W. Bvan*. Manager. ^ a *| WOltKlN'ti FOK IMft'KOVK.MKNT. Scmbwrni Looking After Farm Terri tory Moil): Its I inf Cheraw, Sept. 'J 7. ? The Sna hoard Air Une railroad Is much to Improve the conditions hikI advance the interests of the iKK>plo along Its entire system. Itcshles the project at Georgetown, the industrial agents <?f the road j\re having moving pic turn* taken of tUe processes of ag riculture from clearing aurt planting ground to htfVvcstlng, and from Jthw see<t through thfl, stages of manu facture *to the4 tinlshed product. Last Friday 11. T. Presses, the assistant development agent of the road, and T. k Kvans, agricultural agent, hoth of Hamlet. N. 0M and hoth 8?uth Cnrollulsns and graduates of (ioni son College, with <3. lis Walker of Jackfutavlllc, the official photographer of the railroad tfera on Wallace Moore's "Hxeelslor Seed Farm," two miles \t*st of ( -herald, and took motion picture# <>t cotton piektng, 'wttlghlug sheets, vfrfth cotton, hauliug, unloadkig, ginning, haling, weighing Sales, loading hales aiul setnl on ears for shipment. This Is not only one of the best plan tations in Chesterfield eouiity, hut It Is a model In methods of agricul ture. This move on the i>art of the Sea board railroad \\*ill ultimately em* brace the entire sandhill section from ltaliegh to Savannah and will show the steps hy which the undeveloped land is tra unformed Into eleared and cultivated farms whhli will provide nil kinds of crops. This Is conducted under the supervision of B. L. Hauuuer of Norfolk, tile general development agent of the road, -and it Is his intent ion to exhibit these motion pictures tilms in towns in the North and West in an effort to Induce the tide of Immi gration to How into the Seaboard ter ritory. Fourth Annual Meeting. The fourth annual meeting of the Kershaw \V. M. U. was held with Mlz prfb Baptist Church, I<ee county. Sep tember 28-20. 1010. There was not a large delegation but a profitable ami inspiring meeting was held. The two -^ftya were spent in summing Hp past year's work, which was encouraging and very enthusiastic plans were adopted for carrying on next year's work. There wore three state officers present? Mrs. L. K. Sturkie, of Or^ angeburg. vice president of Central dl- ; j vision : Mrs. C. E. Watson, of Green ville, vice president of Northern divis ion ; Mrs. Kdward Carpenter, of Sum ter, South Carolina Supt. of Royal Ambassador work. These ladles were an lu9piratton~*lou* All iliiaw of work In which the W. M. IT. n ' engaged. Kershaw will long feel the influence of this meeting. ? Communicated. v f Front Mr. Richards. To the voters of Kersh^W County . I want to thank the voters of Kershaw County for the flue vote they gave ine in the third primary and to prom ise tliem that I will represent them in the House of Representatives to the best of my ability. very res])ectfully, Norman S. Richards. Death of Young Lady. Miss Annie Douglas Alexander died at the home of her mother, Mrs. W. S. Alexander, in thla city last Thurs day, September 28th, after an extend ed illness. For a number of years Miss Alexander was a teaeher in the schools of the county. She was a pop ular young lady and was most high ly esteemed by all who ' knew her. Miss Alexander la survived by her mother and one sister, Miss Willie Alexander, and also many other rel atives in Camden and elsewhere. The funeral occurred from the home in Friday afternoon, services* being conducted by the Rev. ,J. C. Rowan, and the iuterment wan at the Quaker cemetery. The following gentlemen acted a* pallbearers : John T. Mackey L. J. Whltaker, W. D. Whitaker, W. H. Hallo, L. A. Klrkland, J. S. Lind i aay and W. B. delxwrho. Small Fire Tuesday. A k a result. of a fire at the home of Mr. T. B. Ooodale Tuesday/ only slight damage was done, caused >4>y the bunt ing of some bed clothes. In respond ing to the fire, the tongue of the hose wagon was broken as the wagon round ed a corner* Fortunately the driver had the animals under good control and neither horses or wagon were dam aged. Appointed aa Delegate. SuiK?rlvl8or M. C. West of Camden, has been named by Governor Manning as a delegate to the annual congress of the American Prison Association to be held at Buffalo, N. Y? October 7 to 12, 1916. Now With Irypurance Company. I take this method of informing my friends and the pu6lic generally that I am now dbnnected with the Williams Fire Insurance Agency* having accept* ed the position formerly held by Mr. J. j. Workman, as manager, taking effect the first of October. For a number of years I have been associated with The Camden Chroni cle, and X'herei wish to thank the pub lic for the handaome support given the publishers In the attempt to give Cam den and Kershaw county a good. Jive, up-to-date newspaper. My connection will not he .entirely severed with The Chronicle, however, and ray place will be Ailed by Mr.'L. A. McDowell, who will appreciate aay favors shown hhn. Thanking you tor past favors and soliciting a continuant of future bus iness, l>oth with The Chronicle and* my new line, t tun, . Tery respectfully, * ' E. X. McDowell. Oct 4, m*. . COMMISSION K KN N \ M KD. By Governor MmuiIiik Fur State and hHivrel Kiwi Ion. .mi..,. ? 4. ? OovM'iittr Manning has appointed llu> commissioners for the state ami ftileWl elect Ions t?? la> held Tuesday, November 7th. The following nro the lixniulMtkNiciv for Kershaw and adjoining counties; Kerslmw County Federal ? It. T. Mlckle, l.oiiKtown; W. F. Nettled. Camden : <J. S. King, Bet huiio. Stat<?~ ?D. G, Fletcher, Camden : .1. 11. Clement a, Liberty Hill :W. I... Stokes, Causa tt. B.F.D. No, l. Uh? County. FederaK-J. Manly Suilch ; K. G Sin I Hi, and F. A. Atkinson, Bishopville, State ? J. B. Kllgore, K. D. l/HW, II. A. Moseley, Bishopville, UiuoMMier County. State ? It. A. Blackmon, It. F. l>. No. 1. Heath Springs: It. *1. WiIImx, han casfor, It. F. D.No. 2, ami Dixon D. Williams, Heath Springs. I (Federal? Jj H. Omies, nkneuster; J. V, McCain, It. F.. D. No 1, Lancaster, and T, It. Thompson. Vauwyek. ( Chesterfield County, State ? J. N. Stricklih. Cheraw ; It. M. Myers, Chesterfield : J. O, Taylor, Mount Oorghan. Federal? James W. Miller. Jefferson W. J. (kloui, Chesterfield; It. It. King MeBee. Sunder County. State ? F, A. McIakhI, Sunder: l* S, Vinson, Itemberts, T. R Bodge, Tin da is, Fedem! ? T. It. Kennedy, Sumter; II. L. Tlsdale, Sumter; It. M.. Ollwr, Os wego.. Fair Held County. State ? S. DtjBosc Ellison, AVlnns ln>ro ; J. Itlake Boyd, Rldgeway ; Kltt It. McMaster, Wlnmlboro. Federal ? AIiu. R. Rabh, Wlnnsboro ; J. 10. McDonald, Jr., Winnsboro: S. F. Castles, , Kockton. / looking Over Motor Fire Truck. Aldermen W. It. Delioache, W. It. Hough, W. L. Jackson, and Fire Chief \V. M. Young were in Greenwood Mon day to ' the lane motor tire truck recently put in In that city. City council Is considering the pur chase of a similar machine to take the ?place of the horse drawn hose wagon. The trip to Greenwood was made !u a Dodge ear. New Certificates Not Necessary. The idea seems to prevail among liiany voters In the county that In order to toe able to vote in the coming gen eral elation they must have a new registration certificate. This Is a mis take. The office of registration Is o IHMi tills week to Issue certificates to those who have nono. Many have ap plied who already have certificate*. Officers Elected For Year. The ladles missionary society of the Baptist Church held a very interest* lug meeting In the Sunday School last week. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Mrs. \V. It. Watkins, president; Mrs. N. K. Good-^ ale. vice president; Mrs. J. II. C *Iy hurn, treasurer; Mrs. I,. It. Campbell, secretary. The society <11(1 a good work the past year and Its prospects are splendid for the future. Negroes Protests Mease Speaking. Claiming that "It will greatly , em barrass our wives and daughters to have ex-Governor Klease to sjH'ak to thein," several negroes of Columbia have gotten up a i>etltiou protesting against the former governor making an address at the oi>enlng of Allen Un iversity, a negro Institution of higher learning, here tomorrow, asking that the invitation to him lie recalled. The petit loners based their claim of "em barrassment" on the plea that ex-Gov ernor Blease "has si>oken so harshly in the courts and on the stump against the virtue of negro women and the re spect abd decency of the negroes lu general and on every ' occasion has frcftn, time to time, spoken against ne gro education and negro school*."? Tuesday's Columbia Record. Married. On Sunday last, October 1st, by Pro hate Judge W. L. McDowell, Mr.. Eu gene Holland and Miss Alberta Bran ham, both of Camden, 8.. G.., K. F. D. 1. ... ... .? ? - - ? On tll& same day and by the same official, Mr. W. E. Jackson and Miss Jessie Stephens, both of the Mill vil lage. ? ? Florence Doctor Dies. Richmond, Va., Sept. 30, ? Having traveled all the way from Florence, S. O. for treatment In Richmond, Dr. h. Y. King said to have been a I specialist in treating diseases of in fants, dropped dead In Byrd station Just outside the waiting room door today soon .after his arrival. He had b??n in ill health for some time and decided to come to Richmond to enter a hospital. He left Florence at 1 o'clock this morning accompanied by his wife, J. W. Ivey and son, Clarence Irey, who consented to make the trip with him, as he did not care1 to come Government fund For ftoadw. Several hundred negroes attrarf**! attention at the court house Tuesday being there to receive their pay from County Supervisor West who has the dispurslng of the Fedecal relief fhnd for flood sufferers. He paid out over $000.00 that daj\ and all told he ha* spent about one thousand dot 4ars for road work. The amount al lowed this section for flood sufferers Was $8,700. Mr. West says he now has about one hundred laborers and teams at work on the Liberty Hill road. Re tells us that he can use a great many more teama afcd hands and those who have been thrown out of work as a result of the recent goods can get work by applying to the Coun ty Supervisor. E3SSj? " # * . ' x TWO UKATIIK AT KKH8IIAW .\lrs. Daisy Hasseltlne and Mrs. Kltia Gardner lkMKstHl Away .Monday, .Mi's. lmlsy It. lIussWlliu1, of Keck HIM. widow of I ho Into .1. \V. llassel tine, died suddenly Monday afternoon about five o'clock rtt the homo of Mr. and Mr*. L. W. Truesdel on oast Mar ton street, wtylle In a chair en gaged In pleasant conversation with Mrs. TriWsdel' and Mrs. 11. Young, who wan a oh Her at the Inane. When U was not Iced that there was some thlun seriously the matter with Mrs. Hasseltlne Hr. li. T. Gregory was haw tlly summoned aud neighbors were oalled In She explhM while .being placed on the bod. Mrs. Hasseltlne op mo to Kershaw about a month ago (to visit relatives In the town 'and surrotindlng *^mfn try, where she had large family con nection. Saturday sho was HI at the homo of Mrs. Molllo .1. Hough, but on Sunday site was much better aud at tended the servloo at tho tent Sunday night. On Monday sho went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Truesdel, Where the oud came ho suddenly. Tho fun et^il was conducted from the home by ReV. R. M. IHiRose ami the body was laid to rest in thi* Kershaw cemetery alvout u<K>ir yesterday. Mrs. Hasseltlne left aurviving a lit tle son, Harry, about eight yoars of age, .. a sister, Mrs. i>. M. Klrkley ; and two brothers, J. Claude ('4111(11011 of Rock Hill, ami W. V. Canthen. whose -residence wo do not know ; and a huge number of other kindred. Mrs. Eliza tiftfdneir. After* a protracted lllheas extend Ing through many weeks Mm. Eliza (hirdner, widow oC the JAte O, W. tiardner, died at the honlfiroi her son in-law aud daughter, Mr. aud Mrs. Elmore M. Est ridge, on east Richland street Monday aftornon. The funeral was conducted from the homo Tuesday af^ernou by Rev. J. Powell Tucker, after which the remains wero interred in the Kershaw cemetery. Mrs. Harducr was about. sov4nty years of age and WAh a consistent member of the Baptist church and during her long Illness has home the confinement and suffering with Chris tian resignation and fortitude. She was ktmlheurted to neighbors aud friends and was devotedly a Hatched to her children'; and |H>ssossiug a friendly interest In mankind general ly."' Mrs. Gardner left surviving the fol lowing children : Four daughters, Mrs. Keece Roberts of Hock Hill, and Mrs. E. M. 13st ridge; Mrs. K A. Baker and Mrs. Win. Hegler, of Kershaw; and two sons, o. C. and E. I*. Gardner, jthe latter lndng at this time quite 111.^? Kershaw Bra. ? Improvements at The Kirkwood. ! Mr. T. Edmund Kruiuhhols, .tnnuagei of The Kirkwood Hotel, arrived in Camden this week. He is here look ing after some improvements to 1st made at this large hotel. He brought a force of carj?enters down from the North \Hth him under the direction of Foreman Lattlmore. The work will consist of an extension t>A the office, lobby aud dining room, and will repre- ' sent ait expenditure of around $8,000. Work hus already been ? commenced aud will he rushed to completion In time for the winter tourist trade, which Is expected/to be heavy this season. Mr. Kriimbliohs is also having plans drawn for a now club room and caddy house to consist of three rooms ? tlie club room to tt0x38 feet and the two smaUer r<N>ms to lie 2'Jx24 feet Several thousand dollars wUl also lie sjient 011 Improving the large heating plant at The Kirkwood. The stables which were burned last season are now being rebuflt by Oapt W. O. Adams. The Country Club golf links have fll ho- been pat Hi tine conditio^ for the " coming season. Mr. Krumbholx will return to, the North Saturday evening and will come back to Camden by November 6th, when he will put tho hotel in shape for the coming season. ANOTHER TOURIST HOTEL. Old Smyrl House on Lyttleton Street Will be Leased for Touriaft BuslneM 1 The <4d Smyrl home on LyttletOli street lias recently been remodeled by Its new owners ? Messrs. Crocker and Savage, and will shortly be leased to he used as a combination tourist and commercial hotel for the coming sea son. The house has undergone many changes and has something like twenty five nicely arranged rooms. 'Several judications have been received for leasing the property, but Mr. Savage states 1that he is not at liberty to give the name of the lessor. Mr. Savage tells us that he will ?oon begin work on opening a new street between the old Traesdell residence and that of Mrs. C. R. Lewis. Bttlld ing lots on either side of the new street will then he put on the market for sale. He has also leased the old Truesdell residence, now owned by Mm, to Mr. and Mrs. Clem Broffn, who will openj__ issirdlng house there shortly. - ' I ? ? ? ?? t II I a?? wmmm i ' ' HI* Brother De*?L r A message received In Gumlen jea terday announced the death of Mr. . Joseph Cunningham In Cheater Wed nesday evening. Mr. Cunningham wan a brother of Mr." X C. Cunningham, of Cato'den, and was a native of Liberty Hill, In Kernhaw county. Tho Curu nlngbjUB store In thin city was closed yesterday. r ? Cotton Oi n nod in County. ^According to the gfnner* report fur nished the government by W. F. Buk Jr? there bad been only 2,068 t##le? of cotton jrinned In Kershtiir county up to September 25, 1910, as compared t?> 7Siou to same period tast ya aar-v^V^iMV*-'* -? -v. <?