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Camden Chronicle V(,'i UA'IE XXVIII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1917. ' NUMBER 52. SUPREME TEST OF NATION HAS COME SAYS WILSON President Wilson in Address Embodies All Wallta of Life In Plea to Come to Aid of the Country In Time of Its Greatest Peril. Wa-hi April If,.?In an up i i :iiI iiii/?'ii.s of the country Ik I..infill President Wilson stl'O.ss ,,l rli?- opportunity for tin* farmers ,t i h>* South to "show their pa t riot !sni.' w lii>'li he said ran be done in ii?-:i. r way "than hy resisting the ,?i,ai nmpiation of the present prior of and helping u|?on a great ^?ulc i<? !*????? I ilit* Nation and the )?>opl<> > v. lit if who are lighting for their ami our own." The President's appeal urges all American citizens to Join together to link'' i in* Nation a unit for the pteser vaiieu ??f lts ideal* and for the triumph tlrtiiiHi'Hcy in the world war. "Tin- supreme test of the Nation has (.me. >a\> the address, "we must ill act and serve together." Putting the Navy on a war footing .mil mining a great Army are the ^tuples parts of the great task ahead1, r(it> P evident declares that ho urgirs i,!! iIn- people with particular empha sis n|".n iiis words to the farmers, t,t .mil cut rate their energies, practice .vYiiioniy, jinive unselfishness and dem >ii>trato rilirleney. The address fol low.*- . \l\ ('ountrymen: The i i>U1" own beloved country mi-' t!i.? grim and 'terrible war for ?fomorr.t. v and human rights which .^lia ki n i ln? world, erentes' So many pr? lili :i!>. .?f National life hifd action ttfiirli r;iil 11?i* immediate eonsldera i"ii ;tM.i .-.ettlenient that 1 hoj>c you lU'! ; mi?t me to address to you a .i v, w.or earnest counsel and ap-1 ?ui irli regard to them. ; "We an? rapidly putting oiir N?ivyj ,?'ii ..ii elective war footing, and art; :I?mh i? ? create and equip a great \rm.\. i.ut these are the simplest part*' i i:i" -rr<*at task to which we have ??1?1 r- -.?? | ourselves. There Is not a clement. so far as I ;;t" """? "'c cause we arc fighting W ?? .c c lighting for what we be <\c ? ?'1 ? i wish tu be th<* rights of ui:<n!xt". 1 :?in| for the filture peace ><?. n?*it.\ of the world. To do dn> ?'11 ' thing worthily and sinn?ss. must devote ourselves to the :"tvi. without regard to profit or :?-,--i.f advantage, and with an cn and intelligence that will ri.se to : !'?*??! of ihe enterprise itself. We ? i!iz?- to tile full how irreat the ? nil how many tilings, how1 ?",r'? K ""I- -"id elements of eapacitvj 1 and self-sacrifice it in v..;v,.v j . . i. .. . . I ' "* 11 ?? ? V i III*1 WV mihI <lo wHl. Ix?sirlf?s tight "j~. t'l.* iiiinus without wliich mere J 1 ~ Ijc fruitless: | r-.-V .. 1'M,st suI>ply abundant food j "'i"^?Mves and for our armies for a i'.ir: of the Nations with whom ) .V, "ow made common cau.se, in u - ? -upport and by whose sides i be Ughtlng. J "y- ""ist supply ships by the hun ?f our ?shlI> to carry to " icr side of the sea, submarines submarines, that will every, ? Healed there( and abundant ; ; *'out of our fields and our ..and our factories with which,! rr 1 f"'?the and equop<our own, land and sea, but also toj J^J"1 ?ui>Port our people for! t-'iillaiit fellows ? under arms! ? onger work, to help clothe ; ' '"'I1 the armies with which we 1,1 Europe, and to ? l?<>n)s and manufactories " ",u. ,n?*>tyria 1. coal to keep the! x 1,1 sll'l>s ?t. sea and in the; ; ??f himdred:; of factories! ?<-> II,o ><#a; steel out of which ? arms and ammunition l>oth ? ntils for worn-out! . s back <> of tlie fighting fronts; them-w 'VVi*1 ro,llu? tfock to take. of those every day going to |()1 ;? "in lea horses, Cattle for labor1 ? ??. military sendee: everything ? .lien the people of England and ? ?? ami Italy and Rifssia .have ' s,,l,*)I>ed themselves, but can ,,r ., afJ? Ihe uiei1' fh<; materials ? loachinery to make. . j iS < vjden(>to erery thinking msn i ,(); ? industries on the farms, in f'a<-r,iriJ' var<ls- '? the ml/if.s, In the 7' ,n'lst ,K> niatle mora prolific, 'f,<\ .I,i",nl fhan aJ,(I fhaf ,o,.,i ' . I>e "'ore economically man-' ;in. ' Ttt<>r adapted to the par 'Ik-v , of our task than , . iay. been; and what I want to M>e men and the women -mr 1,,lolISht and their tic'Vi.,. OSO will be serv ?!??;. ' ol,'itry and conducting tlie ? ri,. ? . ' 'f'? ftr'd fnxydom Just us n> " J?st as etTectively as the . S.V "r in the v,i; .. " Industrial forces of the ,r '",l" ftml women alike, will ? .V",,r ^'at,?na>. a great inter 'lr>i -. i jS< Ma notable and ,f v . ,rt ?"^nKcd in the servloe i' ? fri a , n "mJ the world, the effl -?-rrlZT "z' rv,ornt fra' m"n lr?'lN ,,f Thousands, nay hun iini. . housands of men otherwise and'nf",, service will of right -fr.y f,e from that al. v|, .fls?'<med to tbe fundament .!? ,f!f work of tJ,e nnd ^ mneh m,ne,,? and th^ 'rin " of the great patriotic 'Continued -on La?t P?g?) 'PAUL TWITTY DROWNED IN WATEREE MILL POND t Young Lad Httd Swam Across t . Pona When His Str en ?th Gave Out and Went Down? Diligent Search I or Body Proves Fruitless. Tin-. I;as I?????:i a w ? >?!? ot shocking land surprising event- for Camden. I The saddest of these w as thte death of young Paul Twltt.x .Monday after noon by drowning. In company with I a number of young lads Paul had 'none to the Saddle and Paddle Club fur a swim. While far out in the pond he was supi>oKOdly taken with eranijt an! Ids young friends were too far uw,i.\ to offer assistance. A search was immediately bt'gun for the body and kept up continuous ly until about four oVloek Thursday afternoon when the body was found b.v Messrs. D. T. \arbrough and Maxey King, of Ilothunc. The territory hail boen searched In every way?dynamite was used Wednesday morning in an effort" to make the body rise. l^arge crowds from Camden and lh*- j thune had gathered at the pond each day and willing hands had aided in the search. The hod\ when found was in itti excellent state of preserva tion and was taken to the Camden Undertaking parlor to be prepared for burial. Paul Twitty. was 17 years of aire., the son of Mrs. I.da Twitty, and was an exceptionally bright lad. nearly al- i ways leading his i lass at school and i was j romineiit in all school affairs, and gave promise of a bright future.; lie is survived by his mother and one brother, T?r. Steve Twitty of Florence. ' lie also has a lurg? family connection ' throughout the county who have the : sincere ^mi ; pathy of tin* entire com munity. ? l>. d.v will !?e curried t ? Heath j Springs Friday morninc on the South- 1 ern Pain where the remains w ill t.e i buried b.\ the tide of hi.s father the; late John Twitty. in the family. plot. The funeral will be conducted from 1 the crave. DKATII OF I.AI)V Mi?>s h'mnia Reynolds. An Oid Resident Has Passwl Awav. * i Miss Kuohu <Reynolds. aged 7^ j years*. and a life 1 11u re?ide:tr of this Hlv died jit her li?>:n?? on Lyttleton' Street Monday at l'J :'5o. o'clock. The) funeral vms conducted from Grace Cplseopu| Chwr-h. of which she was a HM'Iiih?-r at Ir>? ? 11 Tuesday. Miss Rev-' nolils N survived hy two -i^r?T>, Mrs. Rruce I?avis, of tlii- city, and Mrs. < 'harlot I ?eSa ?insure. of Meuiphi>. ']*?1 nu. In Memoriam. A' OllO o'clock Oil "the JIMlllillu* of April Kith, at her h<mie in this town, there passed away from earth the! purr and ^niilr r<|iuu of Kunmt Clies nut Reynolds, daughter of the late I)r. George Reynolds and his wife Mary. ChesniM. and granddaughter of Coi. j .Fames Chesnut. once a widely- known j and honori*d citizen of South Carolina.' She was Iwirn April U<ith l.s.'{}?. and N|K-nt her whole life in the Reynolds fa mil v mansion, ending it in the very room where she was born very nearly Hovent.v-eirrhr years ago. She belonged to the obi regime, a ; true type of the Southern gentlewoman ! of by-gone days, possessing a high order ' of intelligence, cultured, refiupd, of boundless love for. humanity?yet so retiring arid unassuming that only those \vl?o knew her well could right ly estimate her rnre qualities of mind j and heart. Above all, she was a de-? voted daughter of the Church, loving: with all her heart Its holy ways and | ordinances, and so faithful in iier at-! tendance upon Its services that the I great deprivation of the last few days, of her earthly life was the inability to join in the prayers and praises within the walls of the sanctuary | which had long been her dearest home.. Faithful In all tilings?to her de-1 voted family, to her wide circle of friends, to her (Uiurch?a l?oautiful ( life, a quiet and most jn-aceful end-: ing, which all of us might wish vouch safed tn ourselves?She has passed in the fullness of years to the joys of the Blessed home that awaits the! pure in heart. Not dead?but enter- j ed into Eternal Life. Grip by one they pass from our yearn ing sight. Out from the shadows of thU earthly! night. Hut in the pulsing blue we ?-ee afar Another Hash of light?Another star! County Board Named. Columbia. April 17.?at its meeting; today the state l>oard of education ap-' pointed the various county boards of edneation for the ensuing two years, and transacted a considerable amount of routine business, including the hear-1 tng of appeals in scholarship and free tuition cases. May 4 was fixed as the date for the spring teachers' examina-' lions to be held at every county seat, in the state. The members from Kershay County are N. P. Gettys. LugotT; L. T. Mills, Onmden. Game Warden Office Vacant. Columbia, April 12.?The otlice of game warden in South Carolina was declare* 1 vacant this, after noon by a decree hand**! down M* .Tm'"e IXeV~**? In tho Richland counnty court The f*>urt held that A. a. an iianl.?iyu, incumbent and Wrtde H?mpton Gibbea recently appointed by Gov*. Manning, J neither have a right to the offloe. The I cane will probably be arw*??ed tn tbe (supremo court for a decision. NEGRO IS SHOT TO DEA TH BY MAN IN U. S. UNIFORM Umtci' Hurst, a White M;\n, Fivoa Bullets Into Negro, Killing Him Instantly?Wo muit Also Shot Through ?he Hand.?Hurst in Jail. ( In.I in i I I neic Sam'?- uu'.i -.ii. lluist. a-white man. a iin'inln'1 1.1 ilit* Kershaw (iuards. shot and kill , ? ??I I'unene Miiler. a negro. In ?> * 11 r?? t? 111111 >1 <? negro lioiisc. run by Fannie tbti'iM'H, Known t?> her kiml as "Miss Snmla.N vtiSlu \ i 'oroncr's iiupicst was hold tiie i*?1 ? low ing day ill which Fannie Karnes. | Willie Johnson. Harry Brisbane, J'hil IK Hroun and Melia Ann Miller t<- , titled to the following as near as . i.iiit 1 gather: That they were in t!??? honv* jwhrii Dexter Hurst and hi*. hrot\ier Abel llurst ??aim* in. Thut at tor a few moments in the house Jiex | tier llurst applied an unprintable opi-. tliot to Kugene Miller and ask^Kl him j it' he 11 it I not 1 i k t? it. H of ore the. negro could reply he was shot. WiWe ? times in rapid succession. dying \vitl? out sj>enking. All of the witnesses tes tilled to |*ractlcall.v the same thing. llurst had boon invitnl by his Coin , mander to attend religious-serviooH .u the Methodist Church Sunday nlgtit., Instead he Invaded the red light di> irii't and the tragedy followed. lie was arrested and placed in the county jail. The company was to leav^ the following morning for duty ate the; State Tamp. ('apt. W. M. Young kvent ; 10 the .tail and stripped- him of his uniform leaving him for the courts toj leal with. During the shooting n negro woman wa shot through the hand Sl1fchtl,\.. (.(hhI Feed for .Mules. The Sou^em Cotton oil Cckinpanv i. calling attention to cotton seed, meal as a feed for mules. Somu lo < >l men have fed this meal am] *4113 that when mixed In the - pro|>er pro portion with corn or outs or with belli, 11 makes a lino feed. II is worth eon >iderin:: at the present lime if It elaviticijs feed for stock. I5ig Price For flogs. .Jacksonville. Fin.. April 17?What is *aii to ho the larirest price ever paid in 1'lorida for a shipment of hogs was paid yesterday by Armour &? Coiafhuiv 1 > (he Dupont I.ive Stock Company of thi> city and which amounted to $2. ' for a car load of 115 hogs. The ?Hiimals were shipped here from Fort Valley, (hi., and will he killed ami refj-iirerated at the Armour plant on T .;-viand avenue. NKtiKOKS TO (?IVK if KM'. 1 Chairman Appointed for Various Conn- j ties To Lead Work. I ^ j 5 'oiuiiiiiiii, Aprii i?"?.?Trie iio^'rocj vl j S-'iifli Carolina have joined actively: the campaign for agricultural, eivie j ami industrial prcpa radness. A com mittee of eight members, recently ap pointed i>y Governor Manning held , a conference with David II. Ooker, ciiairman of the Civic I'repnradness Commission, .!<*> Sparks, secretary. De tails for the State organization com mittee to work in cooperation .with the commission were outlined. The Iiev. Richard Carroll, of Columbia, was dec ted chairman of the commis sion. .Toe Sparks will direct the work of organization and all matters will In- handled through the headquarters! ?.f the preparadness commission. "I do not doubt that we will re ceive/' -said Chairman Cokcr address ing the negro commit .tee, "the hearty ((?operation of all intelligent negroes and that we will be able to arouse that race equally with the white raeej to respond to this national cail for service. The county chairman will be expected to immediately api>oint com mittees. in which all of the colored organizations, ehuuhes and xfxrieties will be represented and to l>egiii the campaign for food production and food ! conservation at once. ?'Meetings should be arranged for as many places in each county pos sible, at least one for every ?<-hool district. Tne negro ministers should Ik* urged to preach on the duty of the citizen 111 this emergency." The mem bers of the committee promised their hearty supj>ort to the movement Rev. J. W. Boy kin. pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Carode?-. 1ms Is'.-n named as chairman for Ker shaw Countv. SOLD INTOXICANTS. Wat kins, at Seaboard Station I'laced In City Lockup. I.a.st Monday morning while the large crowd was waiting for the Cam den Company to leave quite :i good deal, of drinking was going on, and several men were noticed to l*? in toxicated. Captain W. M. Young made it his business to And the source oi ! supply, and discovered that u man named Wat kins who conduct" a small 1 grocery store near the de|>ot was fur nishing the stuff in the shape of Ja maica ginger, mixed with cider. Capt. , Young and his Lieutenants invaded the place and smashed everything that looked like intoxicants, had the police I arrest Watklns mrti lock up his store. We understand tflat Watkln* has been released upon a bond of SCO by | the city. Whether Captain Young acted within hia rights or not, he has I the sentiment of all good people be hind him and it Is hoped thst the : courts will not deal lightly with Wat kins. SHERIFF HUCKABEE DIED !.N COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY Mad Suffered Stroke of Appo pl'exy liiid Was in I hat City For Treatment?Had Served Ono Term and Was Enter ing Upon His Second. flu- i mmniinit \ was nrpiiscd and -jiddenod Wednesday mominc w hen a was received here antioum iiit; flu' ?lfiiHi of Slier I tV \\ \N Huek . I !????? ill ('olUII)hia I lull llloriltng IN' had heeii i*n rrio<I to Columbia tin* af tcrnoou before fur treatment in u .san itarium ami liis death following so ?iuit K1 > was a great surprUc. Some mouths ago Sheriff Huckahee Iiii?I a se\ t ro attack. .similar t<? appo , ple\\. ami liis death was probably; diu' to a second attack. The body w as brought t?.? Camden Wednesday at'tei noon and the funeral occurred at | the Camden Ha|Mist Church Thursday > afternoon at live o'clock, <*onductod hy Itev. John 11. llriives, of the Metho dist eh U lt'h, After the serviees the body was taken in charge hy the Ma sons and the burial took place ??t tin' (Quaker cemetery and was otvord-' ing to Ma.sonie ritual. Mr. Iluekabee bail he'd the otllee of sheritV since 15112. Ilo was very pop ular in the ounty. especially with i lie rural classes?always possessing a gonial. jolly disposition. ho made, friends wherever known. I to was a big hearted fellow and doubtless hi big heartedness eaused him to he some what recreant in his duties during the tenure of his otlice, and eaused sonic unpleasantness between hlni and the Coventor. However. Mr. Huckahee en it-red the raee for re-election in IWld and although he had eleven good elf-i Izoiis of the county opposing him lie went into the second primary ami won over his single opponent hy a sntishtu- ; tial majority, attesting to his popular it\ throughout the count \ llh death will bring .sadness to mv.it number of people. Mr. 11uelcabetv was ahout ?H? year of age and was born in the West W.iteree section of the county ami was; married i<> Miss Rebecca Vaughan. of tlie ('antes section, who wiMi live children survive, as follow- Mrs. 1? R. Truesdell. Miss Annie Huckaboo. Messrs. J. Dohy Huckahee. Joseph \ Huckahee and William Huekab<t\ all of this county. lie is als?> survived by one brother?Mr. J. R. Huckabee. of eastern Kershaw: and two sPiers. Mrs. Jane Spuryear. of i.ongtowu. and Mrs. Fannie Williamson, of Rahon's ('ross Roads. Recommended For Appointment. Anions tin' five graduates <?f the Cit a<li*l recommended fur appointment as! assistant paymaster in tin' Navy. is \V. C. Walla* i'. a Camden hoy, who graduated in 15)15. Mr. Wallace holds a cojnmission as First Lieutenant in ! J Ik- First South Carolina Infantry, ami v,?ivi?ii with his Kegiinont <mi( the bor der. Ij. I). Jennings Critically III. Sumter. April 17.?The many friends i of Mayor L. J). Jennings. of this city, I will regret to know that In* is in a j critical condition from typhoid fever, j with a number of complications. May-1 or .1(Minings was taken desperately ill j on Friday night and has l>een in a ; very low eindition over since. I^ist night ho ha<I a had night. hut this af-j tcriioon ho was roj>orted as holding) It is o\ni ~ I Mr. .Jennings was taken Hi two I weeks ago during the progress of a ! case in court, in which he was Uh*| leading attorney. He fought off his! sickness as long as he eould, hut was | finally forced to go to hed. Much | concern is felt here over his eondi- > tion by citizens of Sumter, ay it! is felt that ho is a man whoee loss! would he a calamity to the town, which it would take year.., tc over-! come. Killing Near DcKalb. Kansom Williams was instantly kill-; til and George Managualt was shot through the client in a general drunk- | en row at a negro church near I>e Kalh Sunday. An inquest was held' over the dead l negro the following day and the cor-, oners jury charged I^eonard Alexander j as principal, and Ilaminio, Alexander, j Audio Ih'akcford and Alecfi lirown as i accessories to. the murder. All four' of the negroes have been arrested and are now confined in jail. CJeorge Manlgault. the wounded lie-' gro. Is at the Camden hospital where J he is l>olng treated. From the evi- j donee at the impiost ii seems that it was a drunken row and no on** par tlciilar thing started the fuss. Marriage. Mr. Frank Marion Coulter, of Wedge field. S. and Miss Josh? IOvelyn Hood of (JafTnoy. S. ('.. were married April 17th. 11117, by Probate Judge \V. L. McDowell. I>ady Breaks Her Arm. While going down the back ste|>s of her home in this city Wednesday, Mrs. I), (i. Fletcher foil and broke her left arm l>etweeii the elbow and shoulder. Guardsman Killed While on Duty. Annlston, Ala., April 12.-?Private Walter K. Adams. National Guard of Alabama, was killed while guarding a bridge at Kiverslde.t Ala., near here, last nijrht. The killing la a mystery. Itoy Scouts Heoeflt at Tb* Majestic next Tuesday. LARGE CROWD PRESENT M SOLDIER BOYS OFF Company Quultlv Rtt i uiUnl lo Required Namber?Minister Held Union Meeting in Their Honor. ? Collection Raised and Money (?iven Them. I ?ef..I *? :> .1 . ; it- 1.1 : .. I . I w i ex er a -.-ruil'tnl iii ' iiiutlt'ii ( ? ? 11111.111 \ M. First SoiitIt Carolina t K? ishau (luaiiUi entrained I. ? Six \ at I Monday afternoon The > "in I?;ii>\ It'll the armory al lo ;>?? in I lie tiioniii.j .in?l Miortl.x after Inisi - * 11 ? I - . . . xxii> suspended ami pract hallx 111? * en I in* populat ion I nrued tail to sax good I le ti> those \\ li<? will represent I Ills eolllil.X in I In* present crisis S!i??I"I I> after tlif arrival al the station tin* pupils t? I* tlir < 'tinit 1**11 1 *rntlt?tI schools, headed li,\ I he I???\ Scouts, formed hi inn' in front i?t' lli?' soldier hoys anil joined In singing "Tin' Star Spangled i tanner" ami other national airs. Ih' fore lite ?*n 11 for inoholir.al loir riimi' ihis conipanx Mail a liieiiihi'rshlit of sixiy, Ian as ?iM?n as the rail was it* i eiveil the recently elected ea|?talli, W. M. Young. got busy ami secured tony one recruit<. ami the eoitipaiix nuin hen I one h uud red ami one wla-n I hex let'l Monday. (in Siimiax ? ^eiiia^' at s o'clock the soldier hoys altomlfil a ll.iio i sorviee al the Methodist Church where I lie ehlll'eh XX as tilled io ovcl'lloxx iUg to hear remarks from the ministers of the eity. Hev. F. II. Harding. of lite Kpiscopal ehlll'eh; Hev. I,. A. Mi!, hell, of the Haptist Church; Hex . I (miii II. (Jinxes. of the Met hodist ehlll'eh. and Kex. \V. II. < Jordan, I he retired reel or of Uraee Church, liiin <ell' a veteran, all made interesting talk-. Mr. H. A. NVlttkowsky appear ed :iv ;i re|iresel|tatlve of the Hebrews ol (hi eit.x and made a short hnt e\eelleiil address. Kex. Koxvail. of the F:v-h.\ terian elnireh was ahsein on ao ? ' Hi' ?f sieklll'SS. | 1 hiring the services a collection xx as taken amounting to ahoiit fifty-five dol-; lirs. ami was given to the company to he 11sed in i urchasiug anything that X. ? : i! d iiild to the comfort of < 'ft ill p life >. T;i11? they are away. I > x far the most patrlotie act. of thi' day was that of one of Camden's xx inter residents. Mr. John K. Todd xx hit presented I'apt. Young with a e'lCik for one hundred dollars, Co la' tinned for the coiupan.x in any xvay that the officer* 'saw til. 'J'he fol 'oxving is a list of the young inon xx ho enlisted in this coiuplllix since the orders for nioholi/atloii xvere re et'i v< -d : Daniel (Anderson. Charlex < > Hate man. Daniel \4. liradley. Fnink H. J'erL'in. James A Hurt on. Charles F. I>ax i<. Hiehiird H. Drakeford. Walter A. Flliott. Theiius Faile. Jether . Faile, Wm. M. (itwxlsoii. Rax inoiid II. Coodxvyn. James ('. Harris. Deudtt T Mm-kahee Fnrinan L. Ilinson, Walter? lohnsoii. Harry A. Knight. John 15. Langley Yancey Langley Koliert W. j I/oe. Walter Ix?yd, John A. MeCasklll. Jr.. 1/ce P. MeLaln. Dan S. Murchison, J Vance Phillips. F/.ell 10. Peach. (ieo. F. IMovcx, Craxvfi'rU K. Rutledge, Wm. C. SaIters, Paul K. Sinclair, Sam Soxvell, John S. Smith. James It. Turner, Hay Trnesdcll Kimball J. Wilson Thos. I,. . Wilson. Lexvls I). Wilson, Jervey i'. Ihichnrian. I/cwIs C. Smith, Roland C. Thomas, Walter II. Thompson. Daniel ('. Anderson, ('has. F. Davis. Harry A. Knight, John S. Smith. Jer-! vev J. Ituchnnan and Ix?xvls c. Smith hi the list named ahove are from Waltertioro, and came to Cauideu to jx.in this couii?aiiy, there lieinp no coin- . pauy from their home town. There ; are several other Witlterboro Ivoys In the company- who went to the liorder wirM the hoys. Sale of Milliiier>. Miss M. K. Oerahl announces in this issue a sale of all Bprlug tailored and sport huts, at reduced prices. It will he to the interest of the ladies of the city and county to visit this store during the sale. Boy Scout Benefit. At the Majestic Theatre Tuesday) aftis'iMii and evening April lit a ben ciii performance will be given for the Hoy Scouts. The money raised will | fx- used to purchase instruments for, a rife :itif! drum inriw, Ice cream , w ill i?er sold :-i the door. IJ?? *<lire! to Come ouf and encoliniKe tlx* boys. ! If for !* 115" reason you cannot come ( buy ti \<i t- anyway at .1 and 10 eetits eacli. \Iay%I)ay Celebration. Tin* children <>f the City Schools arc looking forward to a May Day <?]e)?i'Mtion to lw held on the after noon of May t 0:1 the (irmuninr School irrounds. "The exercises will cfl^ist of the crowning ?.f the Queen, 11 May pole dance. drills and Hon;rs in the ? (jufcii's honor. The. ?*pectator* will he I asked to pay a small fee for the i>riv-! ilepre of witnessing the celebration. .Re-! freshments will ho offered for Hale. I Remember the date?May 4, in the af- j ternoon. Teacher's Examination. The retfulnr spring examination for i teachers will be held at the (3ourt 1 House on Friday, .May 4th, 1917. The I examination will begin at 9 o'clock promptly. Vhose who dewire to teach and are without valid certificates, or | those whom* certificated have expired should present themselves nt that time for examination. C. W. Blrchmore, Oonnty 8npt. Education Kershaw <)o COUNTY FIELD DAY WAS FITTINGLY OBSERVED Threa(enin|{ Weather Kept a Great Many \way But The Crowd Wan large and Exer cises Were Interesting.?List of The Prize Winners, t 1 i miii i Ik \*? ? nun ' I'lii 11 ill i ill .1.1 ill., i I Miitl ? S> honl I i? ? 111 1 >11 \ i'\rh !ni's well- Ili-lil I riilll.V. \ I > i i I I .'{III I n foi f uua I r I \ I In* wrath t| w : i > veiv ii n 1.1 \ ? Til1 I ? ? e.irlv in thr morning mid i;?? j? r mam :i \\ ;t >? w in> hint ! 11) I \ intended tiring III ir Wr lul'l a ? l? 11**1" from llif prim - i | wi) of i fir 1 ,i I n? i* - In Ihl' school, 11 -11 i 11 l; ii' <>i' (Inn arertl ' 11 -J I 11| >ol 111 lltCII I l)i? <? e h oo I Intuit* I l!p I'.c ?11 ?< l< III I lit* lll"MllillU with !lli!i? :.m-> ;ii:i! -1:11 I? ? I lor I'.iiiulrii. .Mini nit M i milium about live itiilc lie I ?*i11? *?I t? ? i ui ii hack. Tin > had .i {>i< ! nil- i I llu : ? >\? ii in the .ilft'i'ilmn. Wr ! share v ll'i >iiri:i tlirir d isappoint iiirnl ! The K? '.'s|taw ? vt?? I. accompli tiled | I?y Supt it. r.uur .? wn in prott.v I a? ill luiin' i i'v ..ml (In- ch??>l. which wiiii I in 'I e liriv.i than .iu\ kinlix i'liUI 1 .x lnxil. uirilr ii liii' .1111? i is- iini. Kaeh ? pupil was |?i-i?\i< 1?-iI w'?h a small flag ? ?I I lie mi I ion. The streets wen i. bad tiapr lis a re-u!t nt' tlir rain 'nit fhr parade was am mI nevertheless. 'Ill'' line of niiU'rli was front fhr grammar M'hm?l building in fhr opera house an?l bark in Ihr M'hin'l hou.se. There was a change in fhr parade owing to the condition of llu- streets and fhr rain in lite early uirf of (lie day. Thr lit< rary i*i? 11fi ; <\cn* hrhl at l!i' | > I a i ? Indi-alrti ,m > he nnoinicc iif :m-. pirvions|\ nia-h*. Thr nitinhi-Y* if I Oiilr- t a III x ill. down Oil ae eo III! of Iiol being able I?? get hrl'r Til" winners in tie librai'v roiifesfs nrre as follow s lvcadlna Croup I Wi!!a Mav Trues illt Ir. of fhr .Mill velinol Croup 2.. .John Lane\. ??f tlir (as ,-ntf ^rim-d. and In.i I'iephcr, rf Ihr Kershaw school, tied in this, contest. Croup *1. .\niie> Daw::oti Iteinpstor, Kershaw School; second. 14. W. Scott. Jr. Kershaw School. t 'oinposjt Ion ? (? r< ?u |? I I'eari, I trim ? ham. t'lowland school. Croup 2 Ites.le I>cllruhl, Cussati school. Croup J Main- Stokes. t'assiitt school. ? Arllhiuct ic?Croup 1 1 rh.\ Tnrnor. Stockton school; second, .lor Drake* ford, Piedmont ^bool. Arifhrnrt Ir?Croup 2 rOdrrd Trues* dale. Kershaw school ; srcoml. Stella I la II. Ant iorh school. Croup M. Rebecca Caskins, Kershaw school ; second. Jaila Hohlnson. C's "?'Clh Mil. In the declamafinn contests held in rite itaptist church. Mildred Cardner. i>f tlie 'MaIvcru Hill school, won first pri/.c in the elil^s up fo iind including the seventh grade. .James McCoy, of the <'assail school, was second. In the contests between high school laipils there were only two. Crover .Jones, of the Kershaw school, was de clared tin* winner in thin contest. TJiere were seven contest ant.s in flic s|H'llin* match. While neitlter ntade it perfect jmper, the confi sfanl did very well, the averugr being ahot.t '.hi I???!* cent. The literary exercises concluded tl.e programme for rhe morning. Idmier wirs next in order, and after dinner, nf o'clock the athletic contests were pr.lli ! off at the fair grounds. There was a largo number pret*#nl, and the .?.father hy this time had ^r?*41?'11 very good. hut the ground*: inside of the arena were too slipperv. vo tlir events Messrs. Robert. Turner and .1. It. MeCregor. two clever young men from* :i?e Seutluiiry In t'olutidua. citnte over to take churge of flic athletic events. Ki'-'iif of the eleven, schediiled were t'ltPed olT. Tin- wheel ha r row race had to !?<? omlttod on account of th<? condi ;i< 11 of tli? around-, anil the sack races on account of the contestant*! not hav ina provided sacks for their race. The first race was a T>0-yard danh for I uvs six to eight yearw old. Joseph - Hyatt.' Citssittt sMiool was fJie winner. I no yard flush for boys nine fo twelve was won hy Hasp Hruee, <"anulen school. 11Hi yard dash for airl^. to 12. was won hy I'earl Hranbain, of the Cleve land SChfK)l. The 24 inch hurdle ra't* wa*. an ex citina one. Itaiiflojph Morton, of the Kershaw school, proved t.o he the beat in this race was awarded the prize. The 2,"> yard & legged race was won hy KrKkine McDonald and J/fwis Wil liams of the Kcrsiiaw Kcliool. Albert Iirown of the C-aindcu High school, won the prize in the high jump. Charlie Sowel! of the Ker'dia'W school ..on the prize in the broad jump and rhe 220 yard d^sh N Automobiles Collided. A Metz Ave passenger </ar driven by Dr. 1\ T. Twltty, of Heath Springs, collided with a Chevrolet driven by Mr. Tucker Uoykin, on Vorth Lyttle ton ntroet late Tuesday nWit. T>r. Twitty had Mr. ami Mrs. John, T. Mac-key and Aftan Willie Helle Mackey In the rnr with him coming ? down T.yttletnn sfroot and was in the 1 act of turning in at the Maekey resi | dence. Mr. Hoykin was coming from I the south. tapping to his right. Tie ' did not know 1 Yr. Twltty intended turning in, and turned on full speed to his car hi an effort to pass without a collision. The collision made a loud cra?h and brought a good many people to the scene. Fortunately no one was Injured tint both ears were badly smashed up?Dr. Twltty's being the worst injured.