The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 01, 1918, Image 5
Social and Personal News
Bjr Mill Louise Nettle*
The 1kI?? of lxit?K-Afco.
Mi, a wonderful stream Is tlio Uiver
of Tim*',
It flow i4 thrortgh l In* riMi,,. of
tears,
IsVlth a fault less rythm and musical
rhyme,
i m I a broad'nlng ?wwp, and a surge
sublime
His It blond* with tho Ocean of Years.
[low tho winters are drifting like
flakes of kiiow
Villi I ho sumnjors like buds between;
^ i id tho years In their sheaves ? how
they ooiuo and |iu?y go,
>n tlio river's broa<st, with it's ebb
and Its flow
is ii glides In the shadow and sheen.
flic re V4 a magical Isle up the Kiver
of Tiine
L'lioro the softest of airs and phiy
Ing ;
[here's a cloudless sky and u tropical
clime ? *
[here's a **?ng as sweet as a vesper
chime
[in! the tmu's with the roses are
>t raying.
[ml t lie name of the isle is the Long
ago,
|)iii we bury our treasures there;
here are brows of beauty and bos
oms of snow,
|hcro are heaps of dust? oh, we
loved them so;
here are trinkets and tresses of hair.
here's a fragment of song that no
body sings
ud part of an Infant's prayer;
pore's a lute unswept and a harp
without strings.
[lore are broken vows and pieces
<>f rings,
|xl the fragrance she used to wear.
pore are hands that are waved when,
tho fairy shore
1 he mirage Is lifted in air,
fid we sometimes hear through the
turbulent roar,
fleet voices we heard in tho days
gone before
|hen the wind down the river is
fair.
remembered for aye, he that
beautiful isle
the day of our life until night,
^d when evening comes with her
beautiful smile,
|d our eyes are closing to slum
Ikm* awhile,
^y that "Greenwood" of souls be
in sight.
T WITH MRS.
M. COLEMAN
I i<? Young Woman's Ohurcli Society
i lie Methodist Church met with
c. M. Coleman on Friday after
II The rooms of this attractive
? iin- wrre bright in Spring's early
>rs. After business a social hour
enjoyed, the hostess serving re
limeiit
- ?
MEET WITH 4
IS. w. J. DUNN
'lie John D. Kennedy Chapter I!.
C. will meet Monday March 4th
(4 ..'in p. in. with Mrs. W. J. Dunn.
. Kugenc Brown will he an assist
ho^tess and all members are cor
II y invited to attend. At the last
Mini: if was decided to have a con
dition i?o\ for free will ofl'erings to
relief work. The Chapter has a
?c membership and a small contri
ion from each would s(K)n amount
omething worth while, hut this
entirely a matter of choice, no col
lion win be taken, if you wish to
le ;in offering deposit. in t lie box
|< h tlie hostess will please place eon
ienrly:
AJESTIC
ROGRAM
Today Friday March 1st.
William Fox Presents
WILLIAM FAIlNbM
Charles Dickon's Immortal Story
<?f the French Revolution.
A TALE OF TWO CITIES"
masterful and powerful screen
>.v of a heroic sacrifice for love.
Lflmission 2<>e - - - Children 10c
Saturday March 2nd.
Triangle Kay Bee Presents
Dick Kosson in
"CASSIDY"
Also
itagraph's Oreat Outdoor Serial
THE FIGHTING TRAIL"
Monday March 4th.
(Joldwyn Presents
MAE MARSH IN
[""THE CINDERALLA MAN"
Also
IA Keystone Special Comedy. ..
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Tuesday March 5th.
William Fox Presents
Dustin Farnum in
[NORTH OF FIFTY-THREE"
Also
Burton Holmes Travelogue.
Wednesday March 6th.
.lo*se L. Iitisky Presents
k IMekford and Louise Huff lu
"JACK AND JILL" *
Hi* is not a fairy story, but one
children win enjoy as well as
fn nps.
L. P. HOLLANDER & CO
Boston and New York
Announce that their
SPRING EXHIBITION
Of indies* Gowns, Suits , IVaists* Evening ,
Motor an d Street Ctntts
will be held at the
KIRKWOOD HOTEL
SATURDAY, MARCH SECOND
OLl> TIMK IIOMK AN
ATTRACTIVE PLACE.
A inost attractive place is tlx* Ladies
Fxchunge and Tea Hoom on Hroad
Street. The rooms of this old time
home lend themselves readily to tlu?
decorations of pint' and smilax and
the quantities < ?f ml flowers that are
always in evidence, and i lit* sunny ve
randas are very inviting on these 1? ? v**
ly Spring day-. 'The ladies have been
quite busy taking orders for lunches
and supiierj*. Fried chicken, Itoiuiny
bread, \va flies and maple syrup are
served In old ante-bellum stylo. Those
desiring to entertain congenial parties
could not do better than place their
orders with them, Flowers, candy and
fancy articles arc for sale. ?
Slumber Song.
(For The Chronicle.)
Hush, my darling baby girl*.
"All the world ha* gone to rest.
Daffodils their {totals furl.
Little birds jire in* their nest.
While the evening shadows play
Mother holds her bmby tight.
She will wake thee when the day
Drives away the naughty night.
Sleep, my precious baby, sleep.
Close thine eyes and do not fear,
Till the dawn begins to j >eep
Mother's arms enfold thee, dear.
Oscar Laighton.
Hohkirk Inn. ('amtlen. S. C.
DK. C. A. FULTON AT
BAPTIST CHURCH
Many <>f our older j>eoplo reuietubcr .
the Hev. ('. A. Fulton, the brilliant ?
young minister, who with his accom- j
pllshed and talented bride came toj
Camden about thirty years ago, and ;
was for two years pastor of the Cam-?
den Itaptist Church. After leaving!
here he semnl <some of the largest and :
most influential churches of the North !
? was some time pastor in Itaitimorc, i
Detroit. Philadelphia, and is now with '
the First Itaptist Church of Syracuse, i
N. V. Dr. Fulton fulfilled the promise
of his youth, and has a nation-wide
reputation as a preacher and soul-'
^Mpner. His old friends, and those!
knew him only from having heard i
their ciders speak of him. were glad
to welcome him at the Daptist Church
on Wednesday evening. Time had
dealt &> kindly with him that it. v as
quite easy to span tin' years that have
flown, and again listen to the voice
of flic young preacher of long-ago, a."
he told the story of the tJospel in
all its beauty and simplicity just as
he did in the days of yore. Mr. Ful
ton was accom pan i?*d by his wife, and
was to leave hist night, if he coyld
not 1k? prevailed upon to stay longer.
MET WITH
MRS. MeCOY
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Itaptist Church held the February
meeting with the president Mrs. McCoy.
The program was full, interesting and
instructive. Mr?. It. T. flood ale was
the leader for the afternoon and gave
a splendid talk. Paul, l>eing the sub
ject study for the meeting.
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Let The Chroairle Print Shop Do Your
Job Printing.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Camden is honored in having as a
guest for Hi,' Alison .Nlr. James Lane
Alli'ii. who is staying at Timrod Hall.
I. Allen is a nj?ti\?? of Kentucky,
anil one of Hie South'* most popular
writers. "The Bride of the Mistletoe"
I In < 1 1 o i I* Invisible , "A Summer in
A'va.l.v". "The Met lie of (he Pasture".
"Hie Reign of Law" and others havt
been reatl with pleasuiv fi>y thous
ands. Mr, Allen stands today in the
front rank of American novelists, his
'">oks ranking high in the range of
Americanism and Knglish tk-tion ? ihev
arc all worth while, and worth read
ing and re-reading. Are we too hold
hi hoping that the i|uainruess and
beauties of Camden may inspire his
fluent pen?
< apt. Malcolm Ratcman spent a few
days last week with his parents. Mul
J'olm is one of the hoys that Camden
is proud of, he has gone rapidly for
ward. was recently promoted ' from
first Lieutenant to Commander and
lie expects soon to |>e "over there" with
the hoys in France. In a line talk
that he made at the Baptist Church
on Wednesday evening before he left,
lie said that he hoped to go one bet
ter than the French aviator who
brought down fifty -nine Hermans, and
that he would send a cablegram to
the Mayor of Camden, when he scored
his first success. Here's hoping that
bis dreams may come true.
Prof. J. <;. Richards, of the Cam
den graded school, has been suffering
from ii severe wound received in the
head when in collision . with a stu 1
dent while playing basket ball sev- 1
oral days ago. He received a cut |
above the eye and his eye was badly!
blackened by the Mow. Mr. Richards!
sa.\s he has had to answer manv ques
tions as to why the blackened eye.
Miss Faye Rikard. teacher at. Cam-'
?Jen. .pent from Friday morning to!
Sunday afternoon here with her par- 1
cuts. Master and Mrs. H. H. Rikanl.!
She was accompanied by Mr. Vaughaiii
and Miss Bell of Camden. ,th.e partv '
motoring to Now1?erry and Mr. and
-Irs. Waldo Rikanl ano lienry Rickard,;
?I i .. came from ( olumhia and spent!
the time with them. ? Newlnrry Herald 1
Miss Margaret Hammond, who for
several years has been the efiicient
book keeper for the Southern Hell Co..
at Camden, left yesterday to accept
a iK>sition in tire First National Rank
at Florence. She made lots of friends
ii? Camden who regret to see her
leave. ?> j
Mr. ami Mrs. Salin Baruch of New
York are guests at the Kirkwood
( amden has a warm welcome for them
a- Mr. Baruch is "native to the soil",
a son of I)r. and Mrs. s. Baruch
so well rememlK'red and much loved'
by our people.
Mrs. C. M- JIayes, of Mont4oaV-<^eH
ada, and Mr. and Mrs. Hall and two
children, of Boston, are spending the
winter in Camden. They are occupy
ing I*ike View Terrace, the old Boy
kin home, now owned by Savage and
Crocker.
I' rank Moore, the young son of Dr.
and Mrs. W. C. Moore, was carried
to the Baptist Hospital Tuesday for
treatment. The little fellow has been
extremely Hi for several months and
an X-ray examinaion will be made.
One Dr. Sorrell is resjHJnsIble for
the statement that Henry Ford got
his idea of submarine chasers from
a prominent Kershaw County man who
tried to cross the Wateree in a Ford.
Misses Nan and Rhetta DeLoache,
Messrs. Kennedy Blakeney. Vernon Me
I>owcll, Nettles Lindsay and Caleb
WhRaker. Jr., attended the Carolina
gcrman in Columbia Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Bratton deLoach is visiting in
, York.
Marlon Williams, former earrler
fi*?m ili?' Camden |H>stpitlcc lint who
is 1 1 ? ? v\ in tin' Navy, at Norfolk, WHs
n visitor to his parents Mr. ami Mrs.
II. H, Williams tills *vcek.
Im Frank Head and family, of Phila
delphia. a iv sending 1 1*** winter in
Camden and are occupying the ?oliaue
*?f Mrv. S K, Itlakene.x on Chestnut
Street.
Mi Hurnctt Whltaker, now station'
ed a i Camp Sevier, has lnvn ^prinliiiu
several dav* with his parent*, Mr. and
Mrs, .1 ? >)i 1 1 C. Whitaker.
Messrs, N. A. Itcthnne, IJ I.. Jones,
It. W Hest and W A. Mel low ell, all
of Itethnne were visitors to Camden
tills week.
('apt. Andrew Anerinii s|H'iit the
week end with his home folks. We
hen I- that ('apt Antrum i> "on his way
aeros's."
Lieutenant Curtis Fverett. of Camp
Jackson, was anions the visitors to
tVundcn on Saturday and Sunday last.
Mr \\', II. Klrkhi'lde, of Camden
was registered at the New Central Ho
tel. Charlotte, on Saturday last.
Caleb Whitaker. Jr.. who has been
attending ?chool in Washington is at
; home on \ aril t ioi).
Messrs, s. T. (iardner ami N K.
MeKiniion, of Hcthuue were visitors
here yesterday.
! Mrs. (\ W, Adlekes, of Florence,
is the Sliest of l>r. and Miv Italpli
Stevenson.
?Miss Nan l>eli?>ache is at home from
Coker Col leg* where she has been a
student. * 4
l'rof. A. I.. < ieiscnlu'i mcr. of CUai -
leston. was a week-end visitor to home
folks.
Miss Francis 1 1 i 1 1 ii i a 1 1 . of Nashville.
Tenii.. Is the guest of Miss lOthel Yates
Mr. .1. 1 1. Hissell. of Charleston, vis
lied friends here dining the past week.
Captain J. \V. Hamel of Kershaw I
was a visitor in Oumlen Wednesday.
Mr. Willie J. Willians. of Copgaree,
was a caller at onr ollice yesterday. |
Mr. Arthur Hell, of Hartsville. was'
a week-end visitor here.
W. 0. YV. Supper. t
If there Is one distinguishing feature
of imunbers of the order of Woodmen )
of the World, it is their fondness for
gathering annually, semi-annually or
at any time that the spirit prompts'
them, around the bampiet table. <>n|
Wednesday night the meinliers of the
local camp and their Invited guests
gathered at the hall for this annual
event, which had Immmi postponed from
time to time oft account of severe
weather, hut from all tjiceonnts stir
passed any that, has been held pre
viously . A bountiful supjier consist
ing of oysters, sandwiches and coffee
| was set ved, and when the cigars were
passed several of the craft were called
on by the toa.?t master Mr. C. II. Yates,
for short s)H'eches. Whether it was
due to the warm, sultry weather of
the evening or to the guilty feel
ing of those present for having
so completely disregarded the Hoover
j warning.^, we do not know, but there
I were few who seemed j>} ;j mood for
speechinaking. The princijwil talk was
made by Capt. J. W. Hamel who had
been invited over for the occasion, and
I w lijeh was greatly enjoyed by the an
| dicnee.
> Negro Kills His Wife.
<?eorge Ellison, :i negro working for
1 1 1 1 > Mlcklejolm LuidIkt company near
Itethune. shot iiiid Instantly kilU'<) his
wife while walking the railway track
near Itethune last Monday night. The
couple was returning from a dunce
ami jealousy is what caused the shoot
ing. There were two M.vewi loesses of
the affair one of tlvem being a sister
of the inurderd woman. Ellison made
I hLs cscai>e immediately and ha* not
heei i heard from. Magistrate Cone
land held an inquest the following day.
Sheriff Hough tells us that George
Kllison is a tall, ginger eake eolored
negro, aged .'Ml t? .'IS years, weighs
aJmut ? 100 t>ounds and has one gold
tooth. The sheriff will appreciate any
information leading to the capture of
this negro.
Death of an Infant.
A six months old infant of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Moseley was hurled at
Spring Hill Tuesday at eleven o'cloek.
Services were conducted hy Rev. At
taway. Its death occurred on Monday
evening.
Thompson-Dye.
Friends of the infracting parties
have recently received the following:
Mr. and Mr*. (Charles Lewis Dye in
vite you to lie present at the First
Methodist Church. Kershaw. S. C.,
Wednesday afternoon, March the sixth,
at f<?nr o'clock to witness the marriage
of their daughter, Mary Louise, to
Mr. Itufns Emerson Thompson, of Riv
er vide/ ? Lancaster Citizen.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
New Prices on Ford Cars
Effective Feb. 22, 1918
Touring Car .. Jvli)1.78
Roadster .. v <179.31)
Chassis *153.17
The above price * are delivered at Camden, in
cluding War Tax.
Anyone desiring Sedan, or Coupelet will please
, place their order now.*
Kershaw Motor Company
THIS LKNTKN
SKASON.
The old fashion unidens of Camden
are abloom with the beautiful colors
of iho Lenten season. Tin' purple of
the- fragrant violet, the gold of the daf
fodil, and i he purity of the snow-drop
bring 'Messages of love at this particu
lar season, for liowers are loves truest
language. Dark, drear, and eold .has
been the winter, but the Spring has
eoiue ami the rainbow of promise not.
only spans the sunny sky and is arched
above the trees, just budding into ver
nal bloom, but its hues and tints are
painted on the soil. The woods art*
carpeted with the pink and white ar
butus. and the fragrant. Jessamine is'
showing its glints of sunshine from
every shady bower.
"The beauties of the Spring come back
And nothing <?f their sweetness lack."
Hut we do not seem to rcmcmlter
this. How many of us enjoy the crim
son, gold and purple of the sunset?
Heautiful! oh yes. but they only
speak of death. It Is the farewell mes
sage to the world from the great Mon
arch of J>ay as he sinks lichlnd t !::>
Western hill*. Hut how 'many of us
think of sunrise when the lOastern sky
is illumined ami is full of promise.
hojM> and life? Let us ' profit by the
message from the flowers ? turn our
faces towards sunrise and believe that
all things are possible while he runs
his course. Let us bow fit the Rising
Sun and in?t t<? him whose course is
run.
Nettles Lindsay who has been at
the Citadel for the past two terms
is af home for a while.
WASHINGTON
ItlKTllDAV OANCK
This 11 ii ti mi f ivlchration was danced
at I h*' .Kirk wood on Saturday even
ing, anil was ilu? turbos l ami most
l>rl U in 11 1 function of tlio season. Sev
eral congou in I parties enjoyed dinner
in tlio spacious iliuiitK room, the tittles
wcro lovely in ap|K>lutiucnt ami th?
favors were Washington hats, IUIcmI
with candles, the National colors Ih>
ing carried out in everything. The
rooms were dtvoraUvl in llags and what
conlU he so appropriate, so inspiring
as ( hi? Flag ?
"That Hag with (Xiusteilatcd stars
Shines ever in the Iwn !
And like the rainbow in the storm.
Presages i?e.aco to man;
For still amid the cannon's roar
It sanctities the tight,
And llames along the hattle line
The einhletn of the right.
Where'er it floats, on land or sea
No stain its honor mars,
And fre<?dom smiles, her fate secure
Heneath its steadfast stars. *'
It was a representative gathering
of the natives and the tourist colony,
and quite a number of o!Hee?\". fro:::
Camp Jackson lent their presence and
gave mi additional note of pntriotisui
to the scene, their uniforms contrast -
ing sharply with the l>cautlful dance
frocks represent ing every tint of the
rainbow. The music was inspiring
flic orchestra playing several martial
airs; the daiuv favors were appropri
ate and cmhlcmaticaT of the occasion.
iM'licious refreshments were served
during The evening.
The many friends of Mr. VV. K. Kve
were pleased to s<>e him in town on
Saturday last.
COME TO COLUMBIA
TO THE s
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOUTH
CAROLINA LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION
AND AUCTION SALE OF PURE BRED HOGS
MARCH 13th - 14-th
We have induced VV. I*. Smith, of Kinards, S. O., to soil at
auction 55 head of pun* bred Duror Jerwcy breeding hogs. The
Councils of the Nation are calling on South Carolina to produce
our supply of meat and the only way It can l>e done is to raise
more hogs. The best breeders and feeders of hogs in America will
be at this meeting to tell us how to produce pork successfully and
economically.
For Information address:
J.. I. OUION, Pres. T. <>. LAWTON, Sec. W. 1\ SMITH,
Lugoff, S. C. (Jarnott, S. C. Kinards, S. C.
ON
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