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VOLUME XXIX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 31, 1917. NUMBER 20.
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?offS PEACE PROPOSAL
iejecied by president
torilMiw. A.W. Wll
?.< icitM ifii II"' Pope* i*aw pro.
^41 na* M*'
dispatched IttHt ulKbt owl
JJe public here toiilKUS- M* P**?;
Jl rtivii tl?Hi White every heart not
S m'h".i hardened by the terrible
wU<t ho touched by the moving ap
1,1 ?f IiIk Holiness, It won hi be folly
[ ttke the ixith of pence he |>olnt? out
J'il does n"i I" f"l t tead to thecal
to proposes.
To deal wllh *uch a power u? the
ruler* of < Senna uy upon Pope
JLilct'n plan. declare* the l*re^
toit. would Involve n recuperation Of
?b?> sireiitfCh and renewal of the world
fcoiiiNtlou policy of that power, now
talked. I"" lu', defeated after sweep
continent with the blood of in
Voaicn and children; and the
helpless poor, as well as of soldiers.
Permanent peace must l?e based up
M the faith of all of the peoples and
npon jtHlee aod fairness, and the com
B<m rights of mankind, he adds, and
'it cannot take the word of the pres
et rulers of Cermany as a guaran
tee of anything th.it is to endure, un
less expllcitcly supported by such con
clusive evidence of the will and pur
pi# of the flerwan people themselves.
the other |>euple of the world would
t* Jostltled in accepting."
The text of the note follows:
To hi* Holiness?
"Benedictus X\" Pope:
?In acknowledgment of the com
munication of your Holiness to the
belligerent peoples, dated August 1,
1917, the President of the United
State# requests me to transmit the fol
louing reply <
"livery henrt flint has nty l>eeu
blinded and hardened by this terrible
war must l>?' touched by this moVing
i|)|h>?I ot his Holiness, the Pope, must
ffvl the diunity and force of the
humane and generous motives, which
prompted it. and must fervently wish
llmt wc might ?ake the oath of peat*&
hp <0 |iersu?lively points?out. But if
roulil lie folly t.? take It. If It does not
in fact lend to te goal he proposes,
fhir response must be based upon* the
>tern fact- and upon nothing else. It
is not a nine cessation of arms he de
>irc-: ii iv a vt.iMc and enduring peace.
This hirony mn?r not be uone through
riili jijriiin and it must be a matter of
Ten sidwr iiidirmcnt what will insure
airainst it.
HI* ll."'ifjr>v in siMKiance proposes
that \\'f return to tbe status (pn? ante
helium, innl thai thru there be a gen
era; continuation. <lisarmament and a
ci'iKvri nt nations baAed u|xtn an ae
wptance <>f tin' principle of arbitra
'??. that !i\ a similar concert freedom
?f tl"1 s<m>s i". otablished : and that the
territorial claims <,f France and Italy,
iH'rplcxin- |*riihu>ws of the Balkan
? fates, anil the restitution of Poland be
eft f.o such conciliatory adjustments
Js may k? possible of the peoples
*">m- political fortunes and aflllia
^ will he involved.
I ll is manifest tluit no part of this
prt^ram can he successfully carried
out unless the restitution of the status
ante furnishes a Arm and satis
.fiotory hnsis for it. The object of this
Iwar is to deliver the free peoples oft
?the world from the menace aiul the ac- ,
jtual power of a vast military establish- .
"iHit controlled hy an irresponsible?
pOTeninient which, having secretly
Iplinned to dominate the world, pro
Iwdwl to carry the plan out without
Iroganl either to the sacred obligations
Pf treaty or the long establishel prac
|h*s and Urns cherished principles of
pternttloiial action and honos; which
jrhnse its own time for the war; de
livered it* hlow fiercely and suddenly t
Flopped at no harrier either of law or j
K mercy: swept a whole cohtlnent |
Within the tide of Wood?not the blood
^ ^idlers only, hut the blood of in
fant wowen and children also,, and
n the helpiesK poor: aud now stands
NVed but not defeated, the enemy of
Nr-fifth* of the world. This power is
the (ierman |K>ople. It is the jruth
fSs roaster of th^? (Ierman people. It
pno business of ours how that fcreat
pople came under its control or sub- J
fitted with temporary zest to the
r?iD#tion of its purposes; but it Is
r h?*iness to sec to it- that the his
??f the rest of the world Is no
>ntpr U'ft to itK handling.
deal with such a i>ower t>y way
! I*#oe upon the plan proposed by
HftHne*s the pope would so far as
^ <*an see Involve a recuperation of
* Mreijgth and a renewal of its |K>1
f-V' Wo"hl make it necessary to create
' hostile combination of
Mti"iw a.-Hinvt t 1m' German people,
are iN iiivfrnments:' and would
iti ahandnnins the new born
mutt? Intrigue. the manifold
'if Interference and the
"tft revolution Which*W0Uiii be at
t,v aj| tjlp malifm influence*
r*'l<h the German Government ha?
at<* accustomed the worl4c Can
f ha.?ed upon a restitution of
lM,wer or npOTl ftnv wor<\ or honor,
'""?hi pledge in a treaty of settlo
J and accommodation?
t '"'ftMhie statement must now
where see. if they never saw be
? that no pence can rert ??ecnrHy
l)r. Sorrell Will Itcinalit Here.
In response to a call from Mr. !#.
}, (iuioi! n I Mini fifteen farmers from
,nll sections of tlu? county assembled
at the Court House on Wednesday
Jo meet with Dr. \V. NV. Long of Cleui
sou College.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. I*. W. Hoyklu. Chairman and In
h brief a (Ul reus Dr. I .on# stated that
the object of the meeting was to de
termine whether .the people of this
county wished to retain Dr. Sorrell
as demonstrator or if they would al
low hlin t?? lav transferred to another
County, lie stated that lie ha I realised
for a long time that Dr. Sorrell was
worth more money than was being
paid him but that the government
appropriation was not sufficient to pay
him what he was worth, and that un
less this appropriation could he sup
plemented by the citizens, he would
of course be, forced #o transfer Dr.
Sorrell to Charleston county as there
he would- receive more money than
he was getting here and a man of less
experience would he placed In this
county.
A motion was carried empowering
the chairman with .. Messrs. 1*\ M.
Wooten aid L. I. OJulon to canvass
the county to secure subscriptions
from the farmers to guarantee the
payment of $500.00 per year to Dr.
Sorrell In addition to his present sal
ary. At a later date the Kershaw
Helegatlon will he asked to secure an
appropriation from the Legislature to
reimburse the snbscrlbers to this fund.
. Free Beds For Tubercular^
Free bods at South Cnrollna Sana
torium for trtl>eroulosls maintained by
following cities ami counties, will be
available on September 1st.
Treatment to be given to tultercular
patients in South Carolina who need
assistance. Application blanks to be
obtained from I>r. Ernest Coojier, Su
I?erlntendent South Carolina Sanator
ium for Tuberculosis. Itfd .*i. Columbia,
S. C.
Counties: Chester, Chesterfield. Clar
endon, Georgetown. Orangeburg. Union,
Williamsburg, Charleston. Aiken: Ci
ties: Newberry. Laurens. Darlington,
Ihntufort. Georgetown, Hennettsville.
I'iffmden. Greenwood. Abbeville. Sum
ter. Anderson.
upon political or economic restrictions
meant to l^eneflt sonw nations and
cripple or embarrass.others, upon vin
dictive action or any action of any
sort, or any tkind of revenge Or de
liberate injury. The American people
have suffered intolerable wrongs at
the hands of the Imperial" German
Government, but they desire no re
prisal upon the German jteoplc, who
have'themselves suffered all thin*:* in
this war. which they did not choose.
iTIiey believe that i?eace should rest
upon the rights of peoples. ~not the
rights <?f governments?the rights of
peoples great or small, weak or j>ow
crful. their usual right to freedom
and security and self-government and
to a participation .u(>on fair terms in
the ('economic opportunities of the
world?the German people, of course,
included, if they will accept equally
and not seek domination.
"The test, therefore, of every plan
of peace js this: Is it based upon the
faith of - all the peoples involved or
merely upon the world of an ambitious
and intrigueing government on the
one hand,- and of a group of free
l>eoples on the other? This is a test
which goes to the root of the matter;
and It is the test which must be ap
plied.
"The purposesthe United States
In this war are known >to the whole
world?to every people to whom the
truth has 1>een permited to come.
They do not need to be stated again.
We seek no material advantage of
any kind. We believe that the in
tolerable wrongs done in this war by
the furious and brutal jtower of the
Imperial German Government ought
to be repaired, but not at the expense
of th<> sovereignty of any i>eople?
rather a vindication of the sovereign
ty both of those that' are weak and
of those that are strong. Punitive
damages, the dismemberment of em
pires the establishment of selfish and
Inexpedient and In the end worse than
futile, no proper basis for a peace
of any kind, least of all for an en
during ]>eace. That must be based
upon Justice and fairness and the com
njpn rights of mankind.
"We cannot take the word of the
present rulers of Gerfhany as a guar
antee of anything that is to endure,
unless explicitly supported by such
conclusive evidence of the* will and
purpose of the German i>eople them
selves. as the other i>eoples of the
world .would lx? Justified in accepting.
Without such guarantees, treaties of
settlement. agreements for disarma
ment, covenants to set up arbitration
In the place of force, territorial ad
justments, reconstItutlon of small na-.
.flons. if made with the German Gov
ernment. no man. no nation could
now depend on. We must await some |
new evidence of the purposes of the
grfatT peoples of the Central Powers.
fJoil grsnt it may be given apon and
In a way to restore the confidence of
all peoples everywhere In the faith of
nation* and the possibility of a cove
nanted peace.
"Robert Lansing,
x "Secretary of State of the United
-? States of America."
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MliS. ^KIKKMIKIMKK f)KAU
Well Known Hebrew Udy K\|>lrwl
Suddenly Ki'idny Morning.
Mrs, William tielsenhelmcr one of
the best kuotvn and moat highly re
*pected Hebrew Indies of Camden died
quite suddenly at her lioiue ?>u North
Hroad Street last Friday morning.
Mrs. (lelsenhelmer was Heated In her
ehalr and asked for a Klass./of \yater
and expired In a few minutes.
Mix. (Jelsenhelmer was slx,ty-two
years of ago and horn lit Schmehelm
Hadcn, (iermany, She ('amo to this
country In 1S75 where she was mar
ried and has resided In Caiuden tho
K renter part of that time. She ly
survived by her husband and four
children?Mioses Tlllle. Hosti. and Hel
en (ioixcnhcimer. and Mr. A. I.. (Jels
enheiiuer. who has been a teacher In
the Charleston lliuh School for a num
ber of years. All of her children were
with her at tho time of her death.
The funeral services'ocftirred from
the residence at live o'clock on Sun
day afternoon Ih'Iiik conducted by the
Ilev. ft; A, Merfeld. of Creenvillj^.1
S. C.. who was In Norfolk. Va., at
the time of her death. The funeral
services were postponed until he could
reach Camden. The burial was In
the Jewish cemetery of Camden, the
following named ^entlomeu acting as
pallbearers: David Wolfe,<Jake Hlracli.
(ieorge I^evkoff. J. M. Lazarus. M.
Movulescu and Mamies Baruch.
"Mrs. Cclsenhelmer was a devoted
wife and mother and a kln.lly neigh
bor and her passing away will be re
gretted by a large number of city and
county people who always held her
in the highest esteem.
Cfime Near Being Killed.
i The following appeared in the Ma
hopac Falls, (N. Y.) Colony of a
recent date. Mr. Gilford Is a former
Camden ' man and his friends and
relatives here are glad to know that
the accident1 wasi not serious:
j "Victor I>. Gifford of Maliopac Falls
.met with an accident one day the past
week while on his way down to Ma
hopac Lake for a swim. Near the
dock wks a live wire wtilch had fallen
In one \>f the past storms. Mr. Gif
ford stooped to throw it out of the
path, not thinking it was charged, and
It gave him a teriliic sliock which sent
him to the gmund, lit1 regained his
[strength. in a few mjntites anl was
aide to per to his bungalow a few
rods away. No serious damage was
done with the exception of one hand
being burned. It was said If Mr. Gif
ford had not have lmd a pair of rub
ber soled, shoes on his feet his life
would have been taken."
Had Kxriting Trip Across.
Lieut. Comniander Win. Ancrum who
was called to join the Amerieau^iieet
in English waters, under Admiral Sims
several weeks ago, did n<?t reach his
domination without exciting adventure.
According to a letter received by his
wife which was written at sea, the
armed merchant liner on which he
sailed was attacked one Sunday morn
ing by a real live U-boat, and they
j had a running fight which lasted three
quarters of an hour. The German boat
was large and long and had two
l>eriscoi>es. and two mounted guns and
she shelled them from a distance of
two miles. No shots struck the ship
! though some fell within a few feet,
but by putting on full steam and zig
zagglng she escaped the German devil.
Two British destroyers answered their
S. (). S. call to Ooroe full sj>eed to
their aid. All passengers had on their
life belts and the life boats were
made ready, hut providentially were
not needed. "N>
Warning Against Propaganda.
Washington,'; Aug. 20. ??' Warning
against a German proimgauda seek
ing to stir insurrection among Amer
ican negroes in <a statement is?ued
tonight by the Patriotic Education So
ciety. Anonymous i>ostal cards and
letters urging negroes to rise againr*
the whites and promising there will
be no color line when Germany rules,
the statement says, have been brought
to the attention of the officials by the
secretary by negro leaders.
% His Automobile Wrecked.
A Ford auto belonging to \?r. J.
S. Halsall was struck Monday morn
ing near Blaney by a Iteo touring car
belonging to Foreman-Howard Co., of
Columbia. The Reo car occupied by
two men was attempting to pass Mr.
Hajsall from the rear where the road
was narrow. Mr. Halsall's car was
turned over . throwing Mr. and Mrs.
Ilalsall. Mrs. W* G. Wilson and Mrs.
Belle Alexander to the ground For
tunately Mrs. Alexander was the only
oceupant injured, sustaining the frac
ture of a small bone in her shoulder.
The other members were slightly bruis
ed. The occupants of the Reo car
did not stop and the names of the
uien could not be learned. Mr. Hal
sali's car Kufieied considerable injury.
Notie*. ? '
__ Tomorrow Sept, 1st will begin
weighing cotton on the public weigh
ing platform located in. the rear of
ftsruch Nettles Co. "Wagons coming
to platform wil' bare to go In by
the brick store formerly used by
Roliert* as a ra?at market
L. M. West Weigbet.
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liJKKSHAW NKWvS NOTKS
IntcrotiiiK llapiwuings (iallifivd From
The Kra of That Place.
' W. Welsh, Representative C. F.
Clyburn and I'. U MeNaughtou art*
fox hunting I" Williamsburg county;
The.v carrhsl about twenty hounds and
will no douht have great sport. '
Mrs, May Ciyhurn has moved to her
ne>v home ou West Uteliland street,
which she recently purchased from T.
J.. (Iregory. She had as visitors last
wtek her brother-in-law and sister Uev.
and Mrs. M< W. Haiikln, t?f Greeley
vllle; ?n<l her brother and sister-in-law
Mr. and Mrs. o. ('. Croxton, of Heath
Springs.
0. K. I.at liner has arrived In Ker
shaw to become sec retard of the Ker
shaw Cotton Mill in place of X'ork Wil
son, who resigned toftake the course at
the officers' training camp at Fort Og
l*?thor|>e. Mr. laitiuier Is not-a strang
er In Kershaw for lie was bookkeeper
for tjM? Heath Supply 06., and It was
here that he was married to Miss Al
njetta Welsh; and he and his family
will he cordially welcomed as cltlfcens
of Kershaw again. ?
A. L. Humphries, who has received
an a|?i>olutment to the second officers
tralnljig camp at Fort Oglethorpe, was
a visitor in Kershaw Friday.
Mrs. H. W. Pace and children were
in ('harlotte last week to visit Mr.
Pace, who has* lieen very seriously 111
at the Presbyterian hospital in that
city. We are pleased to note that he
was Improving at. last accounts.
Prof, and Mrs. J. (ianHner Hichards
returned to Kershaw last week and
will remain until uext week when they
will go to Camden, where Prof. Rich
ards^ hfts been elected sui>erlntendent
of the city schools.
J. Edward Jones, who had the mis
fortune to break his arm recently, went
to, Fenifell's hospital in Hock . Hill
last Friday for an X-Kay- examina
tion.
Roy Truesdel, son of B. H. Trues
del. who Is a nu^her of the engi
neering corps now In camp at Long
Island. N. Y.. was home last week to
visit his father.
, Carl A. Horton, York Wilson and
Town ley Redfearn left Friday to en
ter the officers training camp at Fort
Oglethorpe.
i (Sheriff 1. C. Hougu of Kershaw
County was in Kershaw yesterday af
ternoon on official business. He is
making a faithful and conscientious
officer. ^
Mrs. Held Williams killed a hawk
in her back yard Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Williams was present when the
hawk swooned down and seized a
chicken. As he started up with It
in his talons be became entangled
in a bush and Mrs. Williams took
advantage of the situation to kill him
with a stick. It was a largo hawk.
Small Cottage Burned.
A five room house belonging to K.
S. Villepigue situated Just a short dis
tance north of Camden was destroy
ed by fire' early last Thursday morn
ing. The origin, was unknown. A
small barn was also destroyed. The
place In former days was known to
many -4fs "Traveler's Rest". About
nine hundred dollars was carried on
the house, and furniture.
Death of an Infant.
A two year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Benton, of the Wateree
Mill Village died last Thursday morn
ing and was hurled at the village
church on Friday.
Day of Special Prayer.
Governor Manning Issued a procla
mation Saturday, designating next Sun
day. Septeml>er 12. as a day of special
prayer for those who arc to he called
Into the national army by the selective
service law. The governor calls upon
the ministers of all denominations and
all Christian people to make special
intercession for the soldiers on that
day. v ,
Appreciates Service.
In senling 'the members of ' the
Southern Bell Exchange at this place
a token of appreciation of their ser
vfces in their recent bereavement the
family of Mr. W. OHsenheimer ac
companied the token with the follow
ing much appreciated note:
"W* Would indeed be ungrateful
should wte fail to offer you some ex
pression of our appreciation for your
fine and unselfish efforts in our be
half during our time of sorrow. Re
alizing that your position subjects you
to all the , whim* of human nature
ami that often you an> blatned when
you are putting forth ?ronr* very best
efforts, we want particularly to have
you know that not always do you go
unappreciated. We thank you not only
for your recent kindnen* but for the
prompt And courteous attention you
have extended tis always when we
needed you most."
Seriously 111 At Greenville.
It has been learned in Camden that
William Hasty, a member of Company
M from this place Is desperately ill
at Greenville. His father, Mr. W. T.
Hasty, of one of fhe mill villages
w<r? summoned to Oreenville this week.
It is said that the young man had
been operated on for appendicitis and
that there was scarcely pny likeli
IkkwI of Ms recovery.
Finti .Men Who Will K^jwrl.
The local board has practically
completed its work for this county
and Minis that they now have 254
.iihmi lUHvptiHj. This leaves a surplus
of 74 who may be released for onuses
or be exempted l?y I ho illstrlct hoard.
The lirst nine mon who will com
prise I ho first quota for Korshaw
county have lieen selected?soiuo of
tho men requesting that they he sent
over tlrst. They will report to the
local hoanl on September 4th and will
Ik* sent to Camp Jackson on the fol
lowing day. The list follows, all are
white men:
\\\ 1>. Trantham, Camden
John F. Janes. Kershaw
Hold. K. Bell, Camden ?
Floyd M. Gilford. Camden
Oompster II. Belk. Camden
Chas, Kola ml Little, Canidei\
({rover 11. Jones, Kershaw
John Knox DoK^y. Camion
Karl T. Roseboro, I.ugofY
(Ip llefore Recorder.
John Hinson, E. C. Zeiup, Vernon
Mel>owe'll and I>avhl Alford were be
fore Recorder Ooodaie on Saturday
charged with driving autos without
mufflers. All plead guilty and were
fined $1! each, except Hinson, who
plead not guilty, and was discharged.
These are the first eases 0br<,>ught
by the police for this offense. Officers
were stationed in the < residence sec
tion where I he numbers were taken
as the.v went by. Now that they
have begun on this ordinance the long
suffering business men around the cor
ner of Broad and I>oKalb will hope
that the police keep a watchful eye
and not discriminate.
Nearly every da.v the , ordinance
against stopping cars at this corner
while drivers go Iw^to get their mail
at the postoffice Is violated. If the
law Is to be enforced there should
he no discrimination.
. Notice J. O. U. A. M.
To the farmer members of Hope
Council No. 131 J. <>. U. A. M: You
are urgently requested to meet , tho
Council at Beaver Dam School House
on Monday night Sept. Jlrd at f?:30
o'clock. This counell having been re
cently reorganized it is Important that
all the former members be present and
all wanting to Join will please come.
Refreshments will be served.
L. T. Anderson, It. S.
Elected New Officers,
At a call meeting of the Cauilon
Chamber of Commerce held last Mon
day Mr. William King was elected to
serve as president to take the place
of Mr. E. C. YonTresckow. who is
,nmv in service of the National Guard
as Major. Mr. K, N. MoDov.vil was
sclerfcd to serve as secretary and
treasurer in the absence of Mr. T.
K. Trotter who has l>ben assigned to
tin' second officers training camp at
Fort < >glethori?c. No other business
came before the body at this meet
ing.
Open Air School To Open.
The, Open Air (School will/ begin
on Sept. 10th. No beginners will be
taken after the first two weeks.
Miss E. L. Zcmp.
Released On Bond.
W. Ei. Barm's, the young white man
arrested here last week on the eharge
of trying to defraud the government
out of $2.1* by making false claims
as to a registered Ktter mailed here
some time ago was released this week
upon hand in the sum of $500. I. J.
McKensie and T. B. Blyther were the
bondsmen. Harnett has retained At
torney M. M. Johnson for a hearing
in Sumter next. Monday. The case
will likely come up at the' November
term of Federal Court in Columbia.
Submarine Losses Increase.
i<oudon, Aug. 29.?Au Increase in the
numlK>r of British vessel** sunk last
week-by mines or submarines is shown
by the weekly admiralty statement is
sued tonight. Eighteen vessels of
more than 1,600 tons were sent to- the
bottom, as compared with flfteejfr the
previous week, and live vessels flMess
than 1,000 tons, as against three the
previous week.
May Go To Baltimore.
Itev. P. H. Harding, rector of Grace
Episcopal church, of this city last
Sunday nofiflel his congregation that
he had received a call to the pastorate
of a church in Baltimore Md. Mr.
Harding will leave tonight for Balti
more to look over the field offered
him and will he awayxfrom the city
about two weeks. He has the matter
under consideration, but his many
friends in Camden hope he will de
cide to'remain her*. -
Extremely IH.
The condition of Mrs. B. H. Baum
who Jias been ill for. a long period
is rei?rted as being extremely des
perate; Since last Friday she has
been unconscious, unable to take any
nourishment and The end is expected
at any moment.
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Red Cross Meeting.
The Red Cross Chapter will hold
lta regular monthly, meeting at the
grammar school on Thursday Sept.
inth at 0 p. m.
CONTRACT FOR BRIDGE
LET TO AUSTIN BROS.
Kershaw County on Monday through
Its county board of commissioners met
at- the NVaterce river bridge site to"?
tjie purpose of lotting tbo contract for
the construction of a steel bridge over
the river. The eontraet went to Aus
tin Brother*, of Dallas, Texas, at a
i-ost of $1>H,(KM). There was only one
other bidder, that of the Virginia
Bridge and Iron Co./whose represen
tatlve put in a conditional bid. Frlnk
& lMnner, of Norfolk. Va., were the
consulting engineers.
The new structure will span the
river near the mouth of Twenty-Five
Mile Creek, one mile and a half north
of the old bridge site, and three-quar
ters of a mile north of the Seaboard
Hallway trestle..necessltatting construc
tion of one mike of new roadway
on east approach through lands <m>
longing to (Jeo. T. Little. Mr. Little
very generously donated this right of
way to the county through hi* land.
Ou^the western side of the river three
inlloa of new roadway will have to be
constructed through the lands of A.
I). Kennedy, Hr? and lands belonging
to the Burdell estate. The right of
woy through the Burdell estate.was
also donated to the county.,, leading
from Camden to the new bridge the
road will turn abruptly to the right
Just south of Camden and continue
through Mr. Little's place to the new
site. On the wesrern side it will
pass through the Burdell and Ken
nedy lands and, come out into the
main road leading to Columbia.
A certified check for $10,(XX) jvas
deposited by Austin Bros, that work
will be commenced within twenty days
and that the bridge will be completed
within twelve months from day of let
ting.
An approach of nine "hundred feet
of creosoted timber trestle work will
have to be constructed on the east
side with fourteen hundred and twen
ty-flve feet on the west side.
The crossing at this point Is one
of the most important in the state,
being used by a large majority of the
i county people on the West Wateree
side as well as large numl>ers of an
! tomobile tourists traveling from the
North to Florida. It will be good
news to everyone to know that the
contract has been let nnd that work
I is t<? start so soon.
NEWS FROM FNfJLVNI)
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| Former Camden I>ady Writes Harvest
Will Be All Thar is Wanted.
When It is n<> hard to obtain ac
curate or first hand news about flio
food conditions in England, it is cheer
ing to hear froni^jeliable authority
through 41 letter received recently by
a Camden lady from a relative In Lon
don* that the crops are good. She
says "we are having Rome very hot
weather of late, which has inutured
the crops earlier than usual and the
harvest, will t?e all that is wanted
which Is very cheering to us."
The ^writer wan Miss Anna McCrea
ami Is well known here and has many
relatives among Camden, people. She
formerly visited her uncle Mr. Colin
McCrea. ami after her return to Scot
land. She married Sir Allen Col
quhomi and lives a; part of her time
in their Lbndon home and then in
her country home on Loch Katerine.
She has two brothers in the "Black
Watch" which Ik the King's Guard,
also two, xteiwoiis and three nephews,
all officers In the same regiment and
of one she writes "Brother John's
youngest boy ^rthus won the Victoria
Cross some time ago and has ' since
won the Military Cross which is very
gratifying a* he Is so young, and such
a splendid boy." She also says "We
are indeed having a trying time, but
with God's help all will yet be well
It Is splendid to think ^e are one with
America, in every thing, but it har
rows my heart to think of your dear
country having to give up her splen
did men."
First Bale of Cotton Sold.
Springs & Shannon Thurslay bought
the flrqt bale of cotton for this sea
yon. It was grown by Jim Gripper who
lives on J. L. Gettys land in West
Wateree. Cotton graded middling and
brought 21 cents per lb. Bale weighed
530 lbs.
Edward Reed, a negro, who reside*
near Cantey Hill, reports that he had
the first bale ginned aJt the Camden
Oil Mill about eleven o'clock Thurs
day morning, claiming the first for
this section. The bale weighed 382
pounds.
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To Have New Manager.
After September 1 Mr. J? Beat
tie will bo-the manager of the Camden
Loan and Realty Co., to succeed Mr.
H. H. Cauthen who has tendered his
resignation and will return to his '
home at Port Motte, S. Cfr" This com-"
pany does an ' Insurance and realty
business and is composed of the fol
lowing officer*: C.. J. Shannon, Jr..
president; Ii A. WitUrovtyty, vice
president; John T. Mackey, secretary
and treasurer. It formerly had a cap
ital of fl 0,000 but has lately been
Increased to $25,000.
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