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DECEMBER 91
Ibot from a
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- Worn/'*ff
I For Murawr- ?? ?' *?rft
fc feak***
f -
uhJh, ? white woman, r^#
miles fast of Camden wa*
pi?P?y killed
?bout two o Cloak. .Rebecca
I mother, who was sitting
SaT with her *t the time
Jly\voiMHlHl iu the scalp by
)uejc BhOt- i)r ^
??dy happened <??
ruaJ leadlug fromjthe furm
.r" G. J. ?ud Andrew
mm-Q. J. Baker was ar
M hours latef chanced with
He was brought to Cams
;*?d
Jail.
at trillnrf la I Sequel td the
f Urn- Kwtelle Baker Which
loine months; ago. At the
? Of court Lucy Marsh was
tho murder of Mrs. JBakor*
i Andrew Baker, and a Jury
tier of the change. Both
h wouien were tenants 011
if "Doctor" fl. J. Baker where
resided for many years prior
?t-.{nt&eUy and -wherfc thfcy
pd&ce nt u Wednesday ??
riiey'had loaded their <houso~
rftr two wagons and "were I
ray. The two Marsh wouiett
ig in the rear wagon when
of buckahot Were fired Into
Tlie flivt load struck LuCy
ta shoulder, the second tear
in her aide when she fell
fon dying nlmOst instantly,
front wagon looked around
ay saw Andrew Baker flre
fcom behind ?? ^
V'cnt on toward his home
?wife arrested a short time
?Jeputy J. F. Bateman and
(Mice A. G. Whitaker, but
H|Bt'Nsiatance. When told
r cfiarged with the shbotlng
Gained mut? and has made
nt tit the affair.
Dixon was holding the in
we went to press yesterday;
as evor l>een convicted of
of Mrs. Eg telle Baker and.
pe real murderer trill came
litai 6t isnkei-. ^-7: 7 T?;
?tt Was that Baker feared
^voman would shed some
? late murder after leaving
1 whether he killed her be:
lleved her the murderer* of '
?U njost likely come to li?ht
K~ - 1'1 1 fir Ml
Bthe third white woman
violent death in this county
few months and Kershaw -
getting nn ugly record in
class.
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Jbchoois jppgt i'tiMT;
I Will CfiriM Work A"?in Ml I
- 14 In January.
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Tl>e CU?H10U City Se^OOls cloacd
lUnwo for the holldaya ou Friday Doc.
14th. Olid wWl begin work again on
h :'ih1 ilny of January HUB.
< The school wart not' closed, as wa?|
reinM-ted, fof the reason that coal had
Jgivon out, tor WMuetlme In November
| through the kiiulueaa ofM*\ pitta a
carloaiV"w?ii obtaimHl. Thi* will prob-;
ab)y ' carry through the wiuter.
r" ( Third Month Honor Rot..
t grade. ? William Auunonds, jft-1
Tip Brown, Nvolyn Bruce, Kdna Hol
land, Clarence Krepps, Ruby Kreppf,
Stella Martin. Clara McCaakiU, Hoy
McCaekUl, Austin Shehoen. ^
Seeond grade ? James Black m on, Ju
[? \*m lOk'heT, *Tiy nell' Fonts, Walter
It haute, John Alch*rd*on, Mrnen^ She
hoon, Harvln Smith, DeLoach Hheorn,
Clum Bruce, Ludle Olyburn Faith de
Loach, Carolyn ' l?ou I so Jen
nings. Margaret ttast, V?ra McCaikiU,
Willie Porter.
* J0faact--?ary Cure ton, s?ra Pe
Kltf
Daisy Un* llary
Carotyu .#ootoiJ, Moultrie Burn*, W11
Mam Olyburn, jftck Kirkland.
Fourth grade? Clarkson ithame Boy
kin Rham*. Rtthu SchloebUrtl, AotS|
'Shannon, Chanea Shannon, Gatewood
Workman, Klixolieth Clark, Mamie De
Loacbe, Lucy Harding,' Alma Holland,
Mary Moore, Martha Singleton.
|pm? (wade? Albertufl Clark,;; peroy
J)nvldaon. Arnette Ledford, . William
Nettles, ^iriatopher ?? Vaughite; Cecil.
\y It tkownky, Miriam Bruce. Mildred
Qaitlner. Helen Htaaau, l?outi?-Hicach;
Ethel Smith, Harriet Steedmari, Har
riot Lipseomb. <
;; .Sixth grade.-^Basll Bruce, Cartliell
Fouts, Val liipscomb, Cornelia Atkin
son, Mary Ctem^li; ^thil DePaas,
Marion Hlngori, Mary Hough, Agnes
Shannon, Emily Wooten, Martha Work
man, 55>
ade -v. Andrew ^Burnet,
L(-wig|itri^*raile ^ -^omas Kjhfrland,
^Thornwell Hoy, Joye# Steedman, Cecile
l^^y^K Blltabeth Workman, Joae
?3k Ninth grade?wAgnes .f)ePass, onion 1
Olyburn, Rdwin OopdAlg, T"a^jT IftWrl
Our^c3
ine Joyes, Hannah Lasorus; ^aiues
Eleventh grade-^John deLoach, Jirn
p|w> Kv*rett:$cjienk, Mary.Cly
fmi^Corlnne. Lewis. Wliiun M:
wruifl 8uiik,
Dec. 18.? Nineteen Jives
were lo ?t w4ien the American subma
rine &iwiis rammed and sunk by
subhia rine JP-S in home water* during a
fog Monday afternoon.
pNipi** 1 ' M
rotary Daniels announced the dlaaater
late today in a l>rief statement which ;
gave no further (letalls.-i^^|
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> frotn a |W furnace |>olU H. the ba^
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rKOHIHXTlON WINS IN HOUSE
J-l ^ :jy~ :?sv^ ? j
!#e? 8t?Ni Heven Years In .Which Te|
pSPPpg
Washington, IHhj. TT.-^Natlouwlde
prohibition won in the hous^today nnU
| ouly the adjust uieut of a nllght dHTer
euce hi revolution between the house
*ml actuate now Stands lu the way of
submitting to State legislature* au
amendment to the federal eoustltutlou
A?rl>lddl!?B the manufacture* sale -or
importation of Intoxicating liquor for
beverage purpose* In the United States
or it* territory / ; It
;;:lT$?e vote lu the houae, taken after
a day of drtmte before erowited gal
leries, was 282 to 128, with the partlee
dividing almost evculy. ? The margin
for prohibition wan Just eight vote?
more than the necessary two-third* of
the membership of the house required
for adoption aud 20 more thau two
thirds of those voting.
Both wets aud dry# had been predict
ing victory all ftky and it was not un
til the last few names had been called]
tibat the anti-prohibition forces eta
ectled their t 4^afe3j|?ter Speaker
ClArli announced the result the victors
werr lOlfled W. tl*e galleries in such
-a detaonst ra Uon^'JjRta rely permitted
?m-rtibt';-- house;7 Wriner ;t Secretary
Bryan, au Interested spectator nearly
all day, appeared on the floor and
Joined in receiving congratulations
with Representative Webb of North
Carolina, who had led the fight
r/^The resolution passed by the house
is identical , with that passed toy the
senate last August e*c*'l>t that It giye*
the States seven years Instead of six la
which to ratify the amendment.
South Carolina congressmen voting
for the amendments were : Byrnes,
Lever, i Niehol Is, Ragsdole, Stevenson,
and Whaley,
????& -fef ! ? W ? . ? t % $1
The Armenian Relief Fond. &V 1
^In acknowledging the contributions
'?tt'ee^.J^v ant to mention especially
the fine spirit manifested by the twO
child refl^ who had H fellow fecllnj^for
the suffering children of Armenia and
instead of spending their blrttoday
Toi&ftnese people;^ whom they had
heard- We havo .been taught that
"a little child shall lead them." Would
It not be a good way to apend aomo
ojf opr Christmas money to send It
to those who are more Iji need than
^r ^rselvcs and thus: manifest the
knowledged :
John MeL. King .... *1.00
Margaret B. Nldhols
Miv. H.. G. Oarrlaou, Sr. .,~,;.*.5>00
Gash
in'r^iV .. :
First National Bank JJT
sWSra <Jrm-cry .50
Bank otfCiamdon y v... j40 j
Candy Kitchen 30
Sheheen and Brp '.13
W. K. Zemp .... .06
PhJHlps and Co. 05
Previously acknowledged^ J5&?5
Total $170.85
ItCcelved on pledge of C. ,T. Shannon
lor the month $2.00? pledge previous
ly acknowledged.
F. Hs Harding, Com? 1
i I
a the new home of
Nation*! Bonk of
)?'. contract i? ;3ra
Mr. Henry Moore
b.^r
building
mn
wlllox
***** -w
la build
th *~ffi
(to* will
to celtlngF^Le^.eriS
tb? front door the fix
center of the ' circle WW b*
the tellers^* indowi;#ith thn
cashier's - window oq flic left
and Oielffire of tbe Camdon
Loan * Rcuttf Co., <m thB
H|0ttr NeArtf in tbe oenter
of tbe building behind the
'jm. tbe
larKfm Ml iwd: ?4eA
mafcih&nwKjt "Extends down
ilte ti*ht oc tbe bnlMlnif
which leads I O tb? prenldenl'H
D*n|m DUNcnvKi.
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Car* Cms Through On ImI Up of
Iw Jbumey.
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Twenty-three automobile* v with a?
many drivers ttopped over In Camden
forvebort mfclle Tuesday night before
completing (Voir last t>ur( of a lung
Journey. . On mvount of Inadequate
railway service the t'alrey-Hate# Mo
tor Co* of 84k Matthew#, and the Bur
nett ?Vv oftO*a6|^burj{ sent twenty
three young' meu to Detroit by rail
to drive the"' cars down from thtf? fac
tory. In thf lot here Tuesday even
ing wore ten Dodge cars and Ave Oak'
land <Nir*~t;he remainder having goti
lont from X fa main party and patted
oi? a few houiv ahead. The young
men loft Detroit on December Oth and
fta'd been on, the road for twelve day*
Ordinarily Hie trip eould have boon
made & one week, hut thoy aay they
uncounterod jjonie of the moat severe
weather knpwn throughout the noirtlr
Hi many ymv* and their riwldy com
1>1o\Iouh ?uvo evidence of having h*>n
up against It. In some placefc thoy
had to *o through deep snow and
imiijy of th*' rivers they mypl -we*e
tWWeiL over,: Only a feW:u^>r . ftCCl
denhr the trip and none of
tlie cars 'xift* l?adly damaged.
t*.1 ? "i V>i n wtoi'iV'^inC r
Special Serjrtee at Methodist Church,
. Thore wll 'h* a special "Honor Roll"
service at; tln? I,ytt;w?k Street Metho
dist Chnrctr on Sunday evening at T:80
o'clock. HQatfi0 iuuhIc and a presen*
tat lon of SeTyfc-e Flag, to tho Church
followed i iifg of a star
for ?&Ch soldier from the Church and
Sunday .School* Judge Mendel. U
Smith will deliver the gddreaa oi the
evening. All are cordially iixvltcd,
rTJ\3te .TI-- 1 ? 1 Mi
m- n* , Z^SHSm,
P.:
In spite of the cry of hard times
tho First National Bank ofOamden
presented a tony scene on Tuesday ahd
Wednea^ of thtt w^k when : they
[paid off the members of ttwJr Christmas
Banking Ohiha. .^Kxaotly nine hundred
and |i|ghti^hwe^p0o|>le were .waited
upon and ? total of. ten thousfladjlalr.
lats wanjW W&felrculation ftmon$
(thfe smaUiUnvcstortir^t took tfcf . en':
tire fore*, of the bank to accommo
<me ito **owds, nhd the offlclals had
to work Jate lntf the, night
On tfcejother Hand many of ttie old
?H iMi> o?bw thd
upop aH lifc- the small space of time
but inany aignitlod their Intention of
joining during1 this week and nestt* ^
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Death of Young Lady.
| Miss Lula I. HuK'?ins, a yoain? Jad*
iifcittxn eu rs oi age, -who has been,
^tending school at Gattonla, N. O.,
this season, died In tfoat cfety on Mon
day mf this week* after Au illness of
measlo^tWMgineiiln^tl^ Her lenialnH
were brought to Camden and f?cw? here
were sent to SpHng Hill in Lee 0oa*
whicfcrjgp? the ftiJjonil per
wr\-lces hieing opndncted by the Bev.
AWa way. She was a dttMhtcr
HUK,r' JOb" W' H ^ ^**a$
Mayor luNMttr. x
Lancaster, Dec. 18.? At today's elec
tion Jor mayor. B. 8. Htewart won otwr
teen votes, ttoe toft staudlng' jBtififfi
110? .1 ?n oh 06, t The Election tfa# fat
ly contested by Doth sides. The can
'dtdafen are two of l*ncaster's lead
lug citizens. .The result gt today'a
election broke the tie ot last Tues
4ay, when, the two candidates received
the same number of vdtes. The eati
ng of today's action was that the
feame nmnbcr of votes were east as
T,*?d?y. - *mmm- ? -IZmhat
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day Dec. 27, Blslel/F^Ufon, the noted
ss^sSsSSiil
soeu in hOr second film tehicfc, "The
Blse of Jennie Gushing", adapted from
the book l?y Mary 8. WbtU and pro
difcwTbjr^ Arteraffc
g; Miss Ferguson's - flrst jjieture#- 5par?
t?r$ Sheep," proved a sensation. Crit
ics pronounced her work remarkable,
in that she had aerer freed the earn
WHITK 0IKT8 CHRISTMAS
rr -v',"'. ? >? ? ,/i.y i'i
ttervkf Pluwrd For Ohriai*
[ inaa at Camden Baptist Church.
V," **"* Hrr* -
?* If there Ik ? right way to obcterve
Christum why not rnako use ot It?
The -service known as "White Clft*
for the, Klujt" seem* moat in accord
with the njilHt of the season. DM
yott know of It? Have you rare fully
cousldered it* , worth t<^ the Christian,
to the Congregation 1 to the commun*
ity?
? Its puriHMw 1m to bring you in time
with the infinite heurt of Ood "who
ho loved that he gavts" $Yea you say'
that li my purpose I too will make
gifts thin Christmas. Uomembcr will
you that tfod'a fur reaching purpose]
wuk* to redeem. Wilt your Jflfti thin]
year have redeeming poWer in them?
The plana tor thU service are very
comprehensive. rHvory deiMttfmeht of
the church Is supposed to huve a plaoo
on the program, from the cradle roll
of the
lloard of Deacons.
v Kvory member of tl^e <*hu?vh, every
member of tha congregation and all'
visitors aw thought of prayed for ajftd
expeetWA ta take pan to giving either
of self, ?erviw W~?aiHita Uea?{|
^ Results are looked for at the oh
faervanee of thie service and through
the coming year. Hemeinber you ire
being planned and prayed for lu thlft
glad diay of White fllfts to Our King.
v On? thing will Justify your attend
[pice if tor no otbar reason you may
wish to come. That la the seeing of
jwp; <iSI9M"r4f^^lMrlnK them
WHS The plana Include 100 In the
ohUdron's choir aioue?i - - ' , : r ,
i- You are saying a* you read this,
what will 1: give? Would you suffer
a IfcgKestUwfcVff you are not a Christ
ian the thing that feouhl plea*o 'Odd
ittogt would he a surrender of self to
Him. If you are Indifferent and there
fore inactive as a Christian a liberal
offer of your time and talents tor
^*rvk? will be; accepted and made
use of by Him. If In the time past)
"you |ui ve gcept tmc|?? I part . 4ft the
price'* and failed ra?
TTtmrwibataude.'thwi
this offering at you#
tiply U for the multi
Ifls light and life. N
n Time? Ohrlatma* day.
Hour?7 P. Bf.
riaw.?W;iptiHt Church.
? - you .? . welcome u? tbe name
deteorat^^
u. ,
m
t Opening Chorus.
| J*? I Offering by Son Beams and Prl-|
juVr Department %i f
a. Offering by. Mrs. Campbell's \
s ; (Jffering jby Mrs. CiffiwggH
"5. -M Offering i>t Mrs. WllaouV
ifcOrtVrlng by Mr*. jtcCoy'ij ClasfcJ
0. Offering by M|*s Phelp'a Class.
10. Offering by Mla? Bradley's Class.
It Offer Iiik by R. A.'a
. ift. Offering by B. Y. P. U's.
[; ja^iOflertog by Mra. Ooodale'a Class.
14. Solo. ?
mmm -^wsm
20. Closing Chorus.
|i ; Benediction.
Ma'haffeyf both^ Kern h*w? pfobSe
Judge w. I* McDowell, officiating. ;
^ Of lfajor. H6 JW? bccift Ms
or the. j?*t two yeart In Haiti.
Hi* a months leave of absence.
UMSftun, #t?h hit IrtftKhiul ftro
will apeod Chn?taa? In Cam*
h hia^mother, *Ta. C. A*
p.?; KKR8HAW NKW8 NOTKS |
InUnttttni lliMMilnn OfttlMrsd From
0^ Tb? I km ?f TkM PUce.
Witt. M, FaiiHtenberry ' died at hi*
Jhmiu* l?t4 Thursday ftaorttln* after an I
illness Of only a few days. Mr. *>ul?
kentterry was a quiet anil> unussum- 1
lug clttoeu. He was a consistent and ?'?.
raiMful membor of Provhhfaoe Bai* .--J
tist (inwh for a number of year*, fie
was T4 y<nrs (rf age and U *urHved_J
by his wtfO? one aou, Hi y, Faulkeu
berry ; iwo daughter* Mra% M. J; John
sou mid Mtss sniiu*' FitulWWborry, and
one >lntei\ lira. Ann Thorfa, and a. ,1
nuu>ber of. grand children. A largo
elvoW of, blends acquired hy^hls uni
form kimluess and courtesy at all tlinoa LH
Will join W ^ mjpathliliM? with
rcaved family in l hi* their Mad afllh?
thm. The rom?ln? interred .'at
HKfcory Head ehurohySrd on Friday
afternoon after services by Hera. A, R,^'
andJ. M. Neal.
lkus died at her homu T\
in the liMway to. ioi
and was burled *ttt?0 family burying
vlcea conducted by Re?. J* M Noah of
Kershaw. Mra. Deas w*% 80 year* of t
age, and had l>een a consistent mam
ber of the Buffalo Baptist church from
?'flilfA girlhood, ;? jWije 'miWW daughter ?U
of the late Hllah Cfctoe aud was the
last survivor of a large fanflly. She
1* survived by three children:*
B. Dean. Mrs. Ke??eecu Catdte ai
pw? "
pMr?, jWasboth A
Koyember att
bw
HO years of
husband M
four Hiuttll ehl
Buffalo churehynm
t Mfe J** >?& Morton pop
aa^ jrimmle And Miss L
ihe : charming daughter
rted^nda? Wmmi
lflth, lOlf. at the hofne oi
,tJng miniated Hoy. X Jf,
dlately nor^tfEfS^ahaw,,
wm*nd: P"" -* -4
and Utfr*
daughter*. remain*
10lT, after an 111
PKTTMrs. Hobertfrv
fund 1$ survived
?Bo|>erts,
n,
Humphry of Camden, speht.a
Kerwlmw recently a* gueetg of
Kara .Benton !?? the Benton Ho
^Wiltrr i If '"
,T ** "v* I
<ipvm?n(u
of his grandfather W?. *>,
ry, but arrived too late txi
delayed traln^-SKM^fl
U MAy Get More So**??#
Washing <)U. mc.
4ii Houih Caroling. Tele
KnimK v&uiuil
EE ,K"3r^?
Ejected to (lo the work without
?inAW*?T? 111 tiff I'rtnetto Btato ?|W
wuiaHy b,?i#tat pb UP" t# W at. ;
i>r. <*&?&?
Mr. Benjamin McCall, agnl SO y,
months hu flfe ring
w to dt-#**. He
lfeaud two child
20,000 Graduate Nurses Required.
- . With a roiitjtauanpe-of the war in tl
uurwes of the country only 3,500 ha
HffTftr been airigiied ft datyirvArB
Jtawtar
tho United -I
ereore* .are
IKTnitfe Hx
tu otdlnary
?boot <<vo