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NUMBER 13. I I ' ?' llhrri|tNK NKWS NOTES. gp?M? of Ifapponing* Our Keguiftr Correspondent. K s- Ju,'v ls--^|t, v- *,MJ V M. Uflrdnor and sons have JflitMi from ? week's visit to friends Kniiutn. N. C yf. M Stevens ami little dnngh -wit last Wednesday and Thurs /Jrltli relatlvfs In Choraw. Ir Leroy Damaon of Camden was Wednesday. Ir* J- A. Oft ston and hor sister 4w Mix, Nancy King, are fepeud* with relatives In Sumter. Ir. ami Mrs. \V. E. Pavls and fain Kxn>oi|mi uled hy Mr. Thorn well (mm, left Monday morning in Mr. rjt*' cur for H?n'helle, ?#.. whore f will visit relatives. ggg Pavldson, Jr., of Camden In mling several days with tho fam of liis uuele Mr. W. Ml Stevens. I^srs. II. H. Holder and Bill Jjat p/ Mo I to' wore In town Sunday. OfK iunli' Jennie Robertson, who I i'ifii spending some time with filter In North Carolina In at liome fr. anil ltright Williamson of jtfajrton are the guests of the lat s *Uter Mrs. J. 31. 'Fortds. fr. Victor Ward of Lugoff, spoilt (day ?t tl>e Jioihe of his brother [m. 0. Ward. jr* fi. s. King was taken to the (pnl)Li Hospital Friday night for Kfil treatment. Ir .ami Mrs. B. W. Brannou and w of Kershaw, S. C. were In town day Bsses Katie Mays and Mftlinda ?d and Messrs. John Bethune and rouclI Clyburn motored to Camden EK* ? Bessie lJethune of Clyde is din# several days with relatives wn. r. and Mrs, Jfohn Stevens, ftccpxn fd by Mr. and Mrs. Lafltte, of 5haw, spent Sunday afternoon with |lw ami friends In town. fc T, I?. Davis, amnuWJttied by his Mini little son. of BiShopvlHfe. was k'thune last Wednesday. rs! Mark Kin* has returned to fs, after spending several days relatives here. k< Malinda Ward left Wednesday nlng for Kdgemoor, S. O., where will visit relatives. ra A. W. Thompson, of Birtulpg , Ala.. is s]ending: some time at borne of her sister, Mrs. M. O. L.-,.; ? "r r <;. s King spoilt Saturday in inhia. . K u1 Kerslia\v County Sunday School ention lias accepted an invita to meet with the churches of Be e on the second and third of Au , The meeting will he held in Methrxli.<r ohnreli. Great* inter is lteintf taken in the Sunday. ?Is concernitit: the on-coming con iia, and it is hoped that-very tfl*' (tiup and successful meetings ehl. '-L-JL-l. Lss TJtiehna HondriX;_Ofjpii!arIfiStOU.. returned to her home after v^s : Miss Rlanche West ih town. ? .V Mumbia Couple Married Here; i tattfojril Chester Boss aiid Miss t Maude Hammond, both of Co >ia. S. were married at the pro offlee here Wednesday afternoon, *te Judge McDowell officiating. Scouts on a Camp. out one dozen meml>ers of the Scouts of Camden, in charge of T. K. Trotter, left Wednesday af* !??? for n camping (rip on the hiil J*?r-tbe Hrrnittfltfo ,Mnr;pond. expect to he gone about three Rape Case Near Pisgah. ?ah, July 10.?John Reid, color tout 21 yours* old, with a wife and children, raped a little colored near here.'about 11 yearn old, "fay. Yesterday Magistrate I>ee county caught him at Rembert carried him to Biabopville. No to lynch were heard, tvut guess ?11 go to the chair"." Two Convicts Drowned. Bier, July 17.?Ben Murray and P McClnry. convicts on the county I janR, w*re *drowned today in * near Cain's Mill, six miles from er. were in washing, the pr bavirfc chains on bis feet, ay's body was recovered late this noon, ffhc coroiier's Inquest, to tQmolrow, promises to bring rtartlin#; developments as to th?" ' of the tragedy. the coroner's Inquest held Wed ly and reported 'in. the Sumter [ Item it seems that Superin W Holland let the negroes go Mhlnjt during the dinner hour, j^lt In a playful mood several convicts put Curtis McClary, jewrtd not swim. In the water, j in drowning he drdvWed corvlet py the name of Ben 'The verdict of the jury was: jltuTay and Curtis McClary came and upon our oatl> do tbey were -incidentally ^ while in bathing at Cane *h miiv ni.nut 8 miles from Sum July 17th. Ifti7. in Sumter ?bout 12:30 p. m."T i gkkmynn wifikr kkvkksks From Klga to The Hattir Russian h Rattle Willi AtiNtro-iirrmaii*. Again the Teutonic allien have suffered reverses?in the loss of the Russians of n pa,rt of the village of lodsdapy, U? the l,oniulctt river regldn of GaUcla; In the roimltte of un at tack by the Hussion*. northeast of Kulusx, mid in the Champagne region of France, where the VVencb drove them from positions they hud reach ed^, inflicting heavy casualties on them. From Riga, on the Baltic sea, to the Rumanian ftontU'r the Russian* ami Austro-Ueriuuns along the ?-n tire front are engaged lu battle, hut except in GaUcla, where the Rus sian* continue to develop their ad* vantago or hold in check, thrusts of the Teutons, little yet has tvccome known concerning the oi*eratlon?. Not alone haVe the Russians in their drive In Gallcia made consid erable grains of terrain, but their rap tures of men, guns ami material have heen enormous. From July 1, to July 18, aecordlng to a Russian official com uuiiilt;<ii ii?n, 86,048 officers and men of the Teutonic allied armies have l?een. amade prisoners by- (Jon. Bntssiloff forces, and 1>8 heavy and light guns, twenty-eight mortars, 408 machine guns and ninety-one of other descrlp-. tlon have been taken. The Germans In the Champagne have again attempted with large bod ies of men to recapture positions taken ftfun tliem recently near the Teuton, suffering heavy casualties. At Mortt Haut during a night long battle, their efforts according to the French war office, were momentarily successful in regaining nearly all the ground they had lost. Violent counter-attacks launched by the French, however, suc ceeded In the return to Gen Petain's forces of all the German gains. ?Considerable fighting has taken place between the British and tlie Germans on the northern front In France and Belgium, but apparently infantry at tacks aro in the nature of raiding enterprises, although Berlin records the-repulse of British attempts to re capture positions at IxMiibaertzyde in Belgium, and the infliction of heavy losses. u ? The probable recommencement of heavy fighting along the Austro-Itallan front seems apparent from the latent official communications from Rome. Heavy bombardments have begun along the cid ire front, .with l h<* Italian gnn1 ner's^ooing eRctlve work in destroy ing enemy positions at various points. In the .Tamiana .valley the Italians, fol lowing a heavy bombardment, delivered a successful raid, capturing 275 prison ers and .machine guns and war mater ial. Comparative calm still prevails on the Macedonian front, although in the Varjlaf sectir the Teutonic allies have strong forces. These were all repulsed toy the French fire,. NEGRO DIEI> FROM SHOT T. R. Brockton Held In Jail On Charge of Killing Negro. y , Green Richardson, the negro ? who was shot by T. R. Brockton, on the (iuion farm on July 5th died from his injuries Sunday. A coroner's jury, with \V. T.. Smitli or foreman, viewed the body at the Camden hospital Sun day night, and adjourned until Tues day when the testimony of nine wit nesses, all negroes, was heard at the court house. Attorney L. A. Wlttkowfy ky represented the state and Attorney The testiinony was conflicting, hut from what eould he learned Rlcha^d son was late at work and was rebuked fc?y Overseer Brockton and this lead to the" shooting. The; jury brought' in the usual ver dict in such eases, that "Green Rich ardson came to hla dpath from a pistol liljo't Ini the linnds of,T. R. Brockton." Br<>ckton Is now In the county JaU where he will remain until bond la applied for. ? - fQ*i- ^r%rmers T? Meet. The Farmers Association of South Carolina lylll hold its biennial meet ing at Antioch, Kershaw County, Sat urday August 4th, at 10 A. M. Every Assoelatlon Is urged to send a full del egation. I. jJ. McKensrie. / Uut Notice. The Chief of Police will be Instruct ed to pi'oceed against all who are not observing our traffic ordinance, es pecially speeding and turbftig corners In a careless manner. _ I -?4-:? To Remodel His Residence. (apt. W. M. Shannon this week let the contract to Mr. J. H. Moore to make some extensive Improvements oh 111* resfdence faclpg Rectory PArk. A newroof. new gutters, new plumbing, steam /heat reinstalled and Jhe Desi dence repainted. -Captain Shannon's house was considerably damaged Jhy lire some months ago and has never 4#>en completely repaired. ? v Mr. Moore also has the contract to make some extensive improvement* on ?be farm property five miles east of Cttraden, known as the "Shannon place" and Mrned by Cteptain, Shannon. Sev eral tenant houses will he hullt and others c^bullt. ^: - ARMY DRAFT TODAY Immense Tusk For Newspapers To Furnish 111 format ion. Washington, July 18.?Advices today to Hrlg. tien. Crowder. the provost marshal general indicated that the national lottery to determine tin* or def of liability of 10,000,000 men reg istered for millttiry service coirhl he hold next Friday. Preiu^|oOH to make the drawing on that day went ahead rapidly, although a final decis ion aw to the date cannot <be mfldo % til the last .Governor has actually re ported that the local exemption hoards in hi* State have tlnl.slied their task. Details of the mechanism to he em> -ployed Jn Mie drawing htm* not (been revealed. Present plana are for the lottery to take place In the Gapitol building with the members of the Sen ate and House mHltnry committees a* witnesses. The entire proceeding I8 not expected to take much more than one hour, (Jen. Grovvdor was In conference to day with the newspaper correspond ents ^ovfcr arrangements for the draw ing. The press Is relied upon to carry to individuals throughout the country the Information as to when they wtU lie required to appear iKvfore exemp tion boards, and every effort Is being made to ntHt the convenience of the pai>ers as to details* - The task of transmitting tfie long lists of numbers by telegraph is a pro blem of considerable projwrtions, but the press associations and, telegraph companies are' making efforts to-in^ure both speed and absolijte ficcurncy in transmission. There "is more concern over the task of the individual news papers after they receive by wire the results of the drawing. In large com munitie^ftie problem of printing tfce serial numbers with the names of the men they represent in each district attached ,1s one of staggering propor tions. i ?* * In New York city, where there is 189 of the 4,557 local exemption dis trict*, a list of the names aiyl num bers would fill one hundred neivspai>er pages. Kveu to give sufficient names and numbers to coveij^those likely * to ^ he called to the colors immediately means enormous work. 1 , White t{ie provost marsbni general's office.Was busy clearing upt the last ! details of the drawing, the problem of j alien registrants, other than cneliiy f aliens, came l?efore the t Senate iiOa ; resolution Introduced by Senator Glmmlxtrlniiiv <?lminnattlOf ftic nlflltaiV committee. It provides for the draft ing for military service of citizens of countries at war with Germany who are now residing in the United States on the same terms as American citi zens are liable under the national army bill. >-" ?. > The resolution seeks to meet the views of the State Department, how ever, by excepting from its action cit izens of countries which have treaties with the l/hlted States prohibiting the enforeed military employment of the j nationals of each party in the territory of the other. There has been no indi cation whether It will have adminis tration approval. ^ " All states (6xcrCj?t threes?-New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan?'had re imrtpd their local lists numbered for the drawing when the provost?marr - shal general'^ office olosed/toulght, Of ficials said they had reports,to Indi cate that these states will W able to reiK>rt themselves ready tomorrow, so that the drawing can be fceld Friday. - Will Give The Names. Information 1m that the drawing for the National Anny . will com mence this morning at ten o'clock. It will necessarily be a big task upon .thexnewspapers to give out this information complete. Owing to ?lur inability tri And out just how long It Will require, The Chron icle did not hold back Its edition today, but It can be depcrided upon to give its readers the name* of those selected at the earliest pos sible moment, either In the Shape of bulletins or ly"ajr extra edition appearing possibly Monday morn ing. j The, merchants can take advan- j tagfe of this edition by using Its d advertising columns if they see fit. , Studebaker Hales. ' K. L. Moaeley Studebaker Agency reports the aate Within Hie papt terw weeks of: s?. . .. One "Four" Touring to Air. J. H. Moore. One "Four" Roadster td* Mr. D. hi. McCadcllLf * %r. < One "Four" Touring to Mr. W.N T. .Smith. One "Six" Touring to Mr. Willi* Sheorn. One-"Six" Touring to Mr. G. C. I Chandler. .. .... -J*', To Build Ne wReaidence. * Mr. J. Jtenry Moore baft the con tract for erecting a five room bunga low cottage on Lauren* Street adjoin ing the property of Mr. T. J>ee Little. Tbe residence to be the property of Mr. S. \V. Van Laudihgbam. It will l>e fitted with all .modern conveniences and work will commence about the ftrat of AngU8t.: v.. (iKKMAN ( HANCKliliOK RKSMiNH Politiral Turmoil Causes Betlunaiin Hollweg to Quit. Ih>0<1<>u, July 14.?The political tur iiit>ii which has been convulsing ? int^iy ev?>^>duco itussla's Hrsf startling success on the resumption of her of fensive has- culminated f\>r the prow* t ut in tin- resignation of the Imperial chaueellor, l?r. von Dethmann-Hollweg, hut all Indication* servo to show that his retilgiiatlonjttir from being the last act In the drain*,' In but the Iteglnnlug of fa ^reaching; development*. which are bound to affect tUa fabric of the German Empire and have momentoUH consequences on the progress of the European .uvuugle. The resignation of the chaueellor eame quite unex l>ectedly, for I)r. yon Bethmanu-Holl weg In the prolonged party discussion and heated debates of the main com mittee of the Reichstag, which have heeu proceeding all through the week, secmqt to have. triumphed ovor his opponents. who have been clamoring for hw head, by making concessions whiohlwere tantamount to the fo?nu tlon <lf a kfnftAof co^lttea ministry. AiJgie same time the chancellor, by the d^thiratlon that ttermany was de fens Ivfly tight lug for the freedom of her* tferrltoMal poBsesslom*, evolved a formt^H that seemed satisfactory to hoth those who clamored for peace by AgWjmeht. and those who demanded repudiation of the format)! "no annexa tion and no Indemnities. In all this, I)r. von Bethmann-Holl weg was strongly backed by the Em peror. The ifdvent of the Crowu Prince Upon the scene-?summoned by hla lm lierial'-father to share the deliberations affecting the future of the dynasty? seem s\ to have changed entirely the po sition with regard to the Imperial Chancellor. The Crown Prinqe at once took a leading part In the discussions with the party leaders, ancient hostil ity- tb|rard Dr. von Bethmano-Hollweg couple\l with his notorious dislike for political reform undoubtedly' precipi tated the chancellor** resignation. Thi\ fact that Pleld Marshal von Htndc&hurg, chief of staff, and Gen. von Ludendnrff, tlrst quartermaster general, have been most p1 eminent throughout these discussions a ltd Mint a Kecjnon of the press has been clam oring for a joint dictatorship by them Imrdj* argues well for the realization . for Russian franchise reform, which tifto\Var<i a almmiinw of Ger many's war alms ami TheiTbyv,toward peace, on which the Austrian Ehiperor has been doing his utmost to j>ersuade the German Kmjieror to embark. The Bavarian ministers .have been among the most active In the Berlin confabulations, and the fact that the Centre Cftthollc party has rallied to -flic peace gospel preached by Mhthlas lOrzberger directly on his return Is barked in lsls determination w*mre peace 'by at least one, and tliat the most |>mvei*ful of States In the Ger man Empire.- Whetlierother Southern German. States will Join in what ap pears to 1>e a. movement, toward the renunciation of Prussian hegemony, events iii Ho distant future probably will show. Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg's successor, Dr. George Michaclis, Is a bureaucrat of the pld type, whose appointment can scarcely <he regarded as promising much In the direction of the i>arlia rtient a illation., of Germany. Entering the Prussian civil service In 187P at tl)e age of twenty-two, he followed the Customary placid career of Prussian officials, holding various minor pasta at different provincial places until he was appointed Under-Secretary In the flhance ministry in 190W. in February, 1917, he deceived the., additional ap pointment of Prussian food commis sioner. a special ppst authorized l>y the Prussian Cabinet. tV hxjyet Track Went Into River. The large truck used by the county cbalngang went into the river last Thursday. ! One of ropes fastening the flat to the landing gave Way when the heavy' trucktook the flat. It was on the west side qf the river where the water.fs comparatively shallow and the big machine was gotten out with out having suffered any damage. Street Department to Help. On Monday the 23rd the Street De partment will assist 'the ladies of the Civic League in a -clean up campaign and all citizens are urged to assist in making this a thorough one. The campaign will be continued until our city shall be declared clean by the committee of the Civic League appoint ed for that purpose. I wmm tjttr StoHt Holders Meeting. p-r -The regular annual meeting of the Stock holders of the Hermitage Got ten Mills will be held at the offices of the company at Camden, ft C. on Tuesday August the 7th at 11:80 o* ?elfac A. M. -2tl. y ^ Auxiliary Meeting, The ladies who at the last meet* Injc of the Civic League signified their intention of forming the League's Auxiliary of the Caipden Red Cross Chapter will please attend the meet ing at the Oraded School Friday af ternoon July '20th at six o'clock to organtxe the auxiliary. ? CHAM UK K ((IMHKKCK MKKTtNtJ Mutter of Having MrWgv Built Afro*"* ?' Walere* n.:'& v A meeting of the Camden Chamber <^f Commerce w'iih b?l(| <>11 Thursday afternoon of last ww>k at the Ue? court room. Mr.- C. I*. l>u A lose acted as Chairman. The min utes t|f the last meeting were read. A iviH>rt was road by the Secretary on tiie bids for the pro|tosod book let advertising CamdeA. Mr. deboach ottered a motion that the Secretary coltecC the #I,<KX) snhscrll>ed and have the booklot published lit such man ner an they< see fit A discussion wan entered into about the temporary crosslug over the river and also a permanent bridge. Hui>er vlsor* West made a talk In regard to preseut difficulties in the letting of a satlafaotory contract, stating that the only >vay a contract eouid i.e let would be on the force payment ?lan for the crll?s and cofferdams and foundations and that lie disapproved such a plan, lie stated that he .had investigated aiul could net hear Ot' a |H>ntoon bridge in tfco IT;;ited am#/ l)elieved that If they were practicable there would be some in this country* He further reported that the cost of such a bridge wOuld Oe about fC.OOGt A motion was made and carried by Mr, Klrklaiid that MeH.sra. Hj O. Wes(, John T. Maekey, H. (1. Carrlson. Sty and <Jeo. T. Little he requeued i act aw a committee either to go Norfolk aud consult the englneefg| further or have the engineers corner la*re to advise further In regard to having a bridge built upon jthe 'Vest plus a proflt" or "force payment plan," Married Yesterday. Mr. Kd. Columbus (iaskln and Ml?a Lula Baker, bpth of Keralinw rout* 4; were married Thursday afternoofc at the Probate office, Probate .Tudga W. L. McDowell, officiating. ^ -'-'-t't ... , "i ? r' v>"iS"ii:iHiM"ri "i ?' Chalngang Recruit. Arlte Washington, a negro, was pineeii on the chaiugang here yester day. He w?? sent. up for thirty days hy Magistrate. Copeland at JJctliuiW for carrying concealed weapons. >1 Death of Well Known lady. Miss Flora Boyklm aged sixty years, iuemlH?r-of ono of the best luiown an<? highly esteemed fam 11 lea.JLu tills tlon, died at hyr home on No Fair street Wednesday afternoon w five o clock. v The fuhoral services occurred at 4:80, Thursday afternoon from her late residence, the burial Ibelng at the Quaker cemetery. (Growing In Interest. The niid'WCek prayer services being held at the Camden Churches are growing in Interest each week. These ?services are not for the iowg. people alntie but the county folks urc co^ dhilly lnvlV?d to attend. Says Auto Dealers Must Pay? Columbia, July 14.?Judge Mendel L. Smith gave a decree In the Rich land Court this afternoon holding that automobile dealers must pay the State fee for a year under the HigbJ way Commission Act. Should Be Enforced. ;?f^pe are tolfl that there 1# an ordi nance governing ttie running of motor v&hlcley within the <*lty limits with out-outs ojjcn. This 1ft veryWhnoying to the lysine** men especially on M^ln street where at certain places these canr congregate. Sometimes It ; is a matter of impossibility for busi ness houses to line their telephones 011 account of the racket made. Those in authority should, see that this orT dI nance Is strictly enforced. Protracted Meeting. A protracted meeting wVH begin at Mt. /ion Baptist Church fcfonday July 80th and continue a week. The services' will he Conducted by the pas tor. itev. P. A. Lyles. ?- Wants To Lfease Entail Hotel. ? H, F. Harrlrton, of Toronto, Ctanada, has addrese<l a letter'to the secretary of the Camden Chamber of Commerce wanting 1'nfOrmatloh regarding a small hotel or a large boarding house prop erty * for sale. lease or rent. The let ter says: "To appeal to me, this property must be we'll located and free from any handicap and one that will respond quickly to proper handling, catering to high das* tourist trdae.*' ' ^ r,?: :? Camden Beys Popular in Florence. Florence, Jtily 17.?Company If*, Camden company, of ,|he H. C. Nation al Guard, First regiment will break camp here tomorrow mocnttig. at sun rise and will legtve the city . on a special train over the Atlantic Coast Line at 8 o'clock .for Greenville. Flor ence regrets to lose these boys, who, with their splendid captain, Mr. Yonng and his seventy-odd men, will be miss ed hereabout. This company has done valued work protecting /property and drilling twice each day since they reached the city early in May, and our people have become much aUaCh eiT* to them, and from their actions they have become warmly attached to Florence folk.- Florence will watch their military movement*- with great, Interest, no matter where they go. i KKRNHAW NKW8 NOTES. Interesting Happenings (lathered From Tile Fra of That Plaoa. \\\ II. Threatt, ills sister Mrs. l,ula lMyler, aud little Miss HutU Threatt wont to OglethorjHS CJa.. last Thurs day to visit Mrs Plyler's son Ha?el, who Is In training at the ottleers train Inv vamp located there, Mrs, James *H. Olyburn, her daugh ter, Mary Kdna. and two sons, James William and Henry Olyburn, of Cam den, motored to Kershaw. last Wednes day for a short vlalt to relatives. 'Mrs. John J. Goodale, of Camden visited her daughter, Mrs. T. K, Floteh <?r. last Thursday an* Friday. In the very nearly three months that the prohibition law lias been in effect only four quarts of liquors have come to the Kershaw Express office. Two of these packages' were for white persons and the other two for-' negroes. f The following invitation was mail ed out lust wee*:. "Mr. and Mrs. Isaac libbcrt Hayek request flic pleas ji-e of your company at the wedding mvptton of their daughter, Nannie Hearts, and Mr. John Acdlner Rich ards, Jr., on Friday evening, the twen ty-seventh of July, at nine onock, at home;-Kershaw, Mouth Carolina." Miss Kva Brltttm and Nfrs. Luther Sow ell, of Camden, were visitors in Kershaw for a short time On Mon day Tfiey came, Mils far with their cousin, Richard Norrls, of North Caro lina, wt?0 was returning frOm a visit to Camden and was traveling on a motorcycle with side car attachment. They returned to Camden by train. ^The installation %of a flour mill at Kershaw is ?at lust ? realization and the former* of the surrounding coun try wttl in future have that much greater inducement to grow wheat and have flour home grown. The full equipment' of the Kershaw mill was received. lust week and la being rapidly, installer |t iM expect ed to t>e ready for grinding at the first of next, week.^hls is an enter prise of fhe Kershaw Lumber Com pany and is located at their planing mill on the south side of town. c. Mhaw and three little daugh ters, of Camden, visited relatives in this section latft week end. i Miss Helen McDonald returned last, pweek fr<vn an extended visit to rela tives and friends In the Boylclu sec tion. Mhe wws accompanied hy Miss Howell of Stockton, who will returii.Jiome today. " Miss fNellye McNlueh of Cnmdon Hpent several days, in Kershaw last week with her parents. Mr. mid Mrs. M. McNlnch. On last Thursday morning as r>r. W. C. McDowell was returning from his plantation near Westvllle he had a rear end collision wit^ the Ford rtuiahout of Miss Thelmn Sowell, which was standing In the roadway on the hill at the home of Mr. W. R. Greg ory. Dr. McDowell' was riding hi* motorcycle on low gear and Miss Sow eH's car \va? standing crossways- in ? the road. As Dr. McDowell started to pass to the rear Miss SowqII b? ffo? backlrig her,car without noticing the direction-he was taking auiL tile collision resulted. Dr. McDowell was badly shaken up and bruised and . Is in bed, being, unable to walk oh ac eount of the injuries sustained to hl? right leg and foot, which are Vary mtich swollen. - Wayland .Kelly, who enliUted as a seaman in the navy, was <ji Lancas ter recently on' furlough. jMr. Kel ly has already won promotioh to the position of poH.v officer, c(Hiiuuji|dlng 100 men. His nHsigniheut to. duty I* dfwi'nrd th* Sussex: the former Lie benfels. interned German niercflmnt mnn, which wan dismantled and sunk in Charleston harbor by metayers of her creflv after war v was declared. The vessel whs rjiised ahd repaired and was takeh over by thuvJUnlted Static government ami will be^sent tof Philadelphia to be equipped for naval jerVice;_'??. The Ifershaw Building and Loan Association at Its lait annual meeting elected the following board of direct lor^: J. M. Carson, E. M. Rstrldge, J. M. Lowry, L. T. Gregory* T. K. Fletcher, C. O. Floyd, and J. C..Mas sey. The directors met subsequently and elected J. Nf. CarsOn president; Ij. T.. Gregory, vjee president; J. M. T>owry, secretary and treasurer ; J. O. Massc.v, attorney. s ' Bridge Destroyed Year Kf,T a Wednesday evening of-this week was ?lie" Anniversary of the. loss of the steel bridge across the Wateree river. From the looks of the dark clouds on that aftefnoon it looked If we jyere going to have CSepetition oCZ I lie floods of air year age, bilt in Cam- 1 den and vicinity it blew over with bug--I little rain. : ' . x " 5 Nothing* ham aa yat boon dotwa to ward replacing the steeU bridge, a imyT the flat Is the only means of crossing the river at this place. The bonds., have been softl quite a wbile, and bids' asked flnr, but owing to the present conditions with Ipbor scarce and ma terlsl high and hard to get, the com missioners have been unable to a contract. .Jl ia not unlikel that the n^rt few months will some better ttaBpofif)ry6ros<?iiig placed here, wJtfGft will be a great relief t# tUe traveling public.