The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 02, 1918, Image 1
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t hundred or ,wo,v
p w ere ?t t h* court
day tQ bear the can
, officeiH lay claim* to the
, *ekiu<. The apei
ho conrt hoii*e but
# for rtOro?<g
irti tV court *61
the audience was
house y**d,.
ndiiUtes for ooiuin
If led off. H. Harris of
\V. i>. Garrison, of H
preaeut. f Hf T. Morris
luvUle. auother candidate for
was abaent. There wa? very
MlJj) Ate: raye aud there were
itttW V,- ? :? ??> / ^ ^
ndidate? for railroad commissioner
next. They were H. H. Arnold,
Wdruff ; A. t Richardson, of Co
lt; t. J. McLaughlin, of 8t. "-?
,1 P. h Saiith, of Walt t~"
owell. of Columbia. All
eiairuH ?nd declared their loyalty
dm* Wirt ;tf V i.3gd&
Mr. ItlehardHon to task for apend
m> much money in enforcing the
la** of the state. Mr. IHchatd
edared that he had tised the fupnoy
fllug to Iww.
K. Nweuringen candidate for re
dii as state nuperintendent of edu
i told of hi0 work for the past
for the betterment of schobl con
18. He was followed by V. 10.
r, of Darlington.
a*n? C??henj of?MonekNh Corner,
late for lieutenant governor was
it but had acting Chairman John
i> read a letter from him regret
hi? absence, stated /that he did
hink a candidate has # .right to
old any political ylewa anifl he want
state that he never had been, am
pw. gfld never^all be, a Blease
was followed by G. W . Wighta#n,
tosburg. a candidate for the^ same
Mr.
i to Phrase iu no uncertain terms,
ran loud in Ids praise of the so
reforni party, \\xi\-'- ?
L Liles, of Orangeburg, candidate
eute&ant governor, followed Mr.
man whom he said lte would have
e credit foiv being the "frankest,
it Bleaseite be bad ever run
Many expressed the opinion
ilr. A/iles made the very best ad
of%he afternoon.
id N. Sapp, of Lancaster, waa
rrt speaker for the office o| at*
general. He told of his service
ree years ns assistant attorney
f, f.aud declared his loyalty to*
moment during the war.
Sapp was followed by H. M.
, df Anderson. Mr. R. P. Sear
candidate for the same office said
Ms main object in this "race was
P Sapp from rising and also to
iVolfe away from the door to * tbe
of attorney ' general.
candidates for governor came next.
Mr. DesChsiiHfMi 4
i Madison DesChamps, tbe first
r for Governor; arraigned Mr.
f'? position on a loan system for
institutions of higher learning hi
of the present free scholarship
?? untenable and illogical. . He
Mr. Cooper as saying at a former
* - that a friend of Mr. Cooper's
aned many boys and girls money
five an education, and this friend
?t lost n cent. Mr. PesChamps
>* "friend" was N. B. Dial, can
for the United States Senate*,
Ir. (Vtoper had not in%ade the re
?ntil after Senator Tillman's
otherwise Mr. Cooper would have
efeated for Governor by Senator
speaker referred to the three
??l candidates ns "political cro^ys,
ten for me to lay hands on."
Mr. Dnncan
T. Duncan, the next guberna
"Peaker. subordinated the 'sys
* a bitter excoriation of Cole 1;.
>n which he warned the .people
lease had the negroea organised
b?lt n ml one of hi^ negro lleu
q negro bishop. He refer
ring terms to Blease's speech
* University, a negro Institution,
?n audience of negro students.
' hls rchPeots to Governor Man
dator Christie Benet and Mr.
He read an excerpt out of
?rleston American to the effect
v Charleston, had
ew ?nd Washington on
, ?nd was expected to
?omething "interesting" when he
*n 'hi? connection he read
Tk* fr0W * l>iter writtfn ^
P?h? ?? Rathwi, editor of tbe
? ** I., Journal, which waa
* Instrumentalities tn
YOUNG WH1TK MAN \HHK?TKI>
PS
Willi Having Made Away With]
Uood Sum from Camp JacK^I^.
;. K. N. Mt'iuhlek^' a white man, giving
his home *h HartMvltle, 8. was ar
rented 6u the county ferry here Mon
day afafttoon while cowing from (V
lutabia. Sheriff Hough WW notified by
phone from Camp JFjgckm>u to hold the
man aa he was wanted for embeaale
ment. Hendricks wan employed at the
po*t* exchange at Camp JaeWn and ia
alleged to have gotten away with some
thing like iu cash.; H? was driv-,
lug an automobile purchased from a Co*
lumbla dealer and the auto dealer was
alao . after him. Sheriff Hough placed
Ml man in jail until officer* from Gamp
Jaokson could come for him, He was re
turned to* Columbia late Monday, tttyftjm
in oarc of -iiwliitty oWcerk I
WEeu drat arrested Hcmlrlvk* -denied
knowing anything of charge** agaTust him
and expressed a wllllngnoss to return
to Columbia. When searched at the jail
$47# in cnrrP^jttA*. fonnd on him. A
bank botlk was alao found showing where
ihei had at various times WH*hUy inade
rtrportter of around' *1,000. i KN><lrtC?8
Hecmed to ha about 231 ^earn of ay. waa
?MPPiHHPPPl
aud a man of^ good ap
mm
^heSIHhlrig German propaganda Ifett
Vmi<v spy methods. ~ "Of cours# we All
kuow that the Charleston American has
been rabidly disloyal in every way. I
hope you will note some developments
4n>> that direotion before long." He ex*
plained lthat the (communication was
written to him but did not state what
Wf.afare'sTrip
, .1} "h Major Richards jj&ii'Mj
Major John G. Richards w'as In his
native county. At the commencement of
his afjdreea he was presented with a
bouquet of flowers. Major Richards de
clared. as he had done elsewhere* that
the War is not an issue in thin oamj^Htt.
He referred to his. work in the legisla
ture and conneotiou witto the affairs of
Oj^risoU and /WInthrop colleges. He
.&f >" "T-. 1
to secure lower taxes for this state.
One of ^ the methods of decrease, he de-i
dared, would be by , "kicking out of
office some of the men placed there by
the Legislature and the present Gover
nor." These men, he stated, are waft*
ing the taxpayers' money. He claimed
tW the position taken by Mr. Cooper
.that taxes will be higher because of
the war is absolutely untenable.
Mh Bellies
Lieutenant Governor Bethea, who-fol?|
lowed, suid that Major Richards pre
fers to talk about taxation, education,
^ Weather or something else beeau^ej
the war mAy be a sore point with bim."
After referring to Please the speaker
I s^id. that Major Richards declared- for
PBtease at WalhallA, but that the Re
form candidate for Governor had side
pepped the question. Mr. , Bethea ask
ed, him at Walhalla ami Greenville if
Major Richards endorsed the remarks
of Blease at Pomaria ahd Filbert, which
is unanswered yet He referred to the
affidavits he rwt(J from Heath Springs
citizens, which declared that Major Rich
ards had criticised President Wilson dur
ing the Mexican trouble and said that.;
he would go down in history as the
weakest President the United States had
eter .had, but Major Richards at Lan
caster, where . tta affidavit wairead,
said Mr. Bethea, stated that no matter
he thought before the war he was
Whole-heart ediy with the President and/
the government since, the declaration of
I hostilities.
^ Mr. Bethea read. excerpts;\from the
Charleston American of Bleases's
speeches printed therein.' He said that
be did not want the support of a man
who endorsed Blfase's utterance, and
asked if there were a man in the crowd
who endorsed his utterances -to hold up
his hand. Mr. D. Pi C. Murehison
stated that he fidorfced Uttt felease
said before war was declared. "But,"
Mr. Betheav repHed "this war four
month* after war waa declared." Some
one suggested that Mr.Bethea ask Mr.
Murfehihon "if he did not tote against
Hampton in 18767' Mr, Murchison de
nied this. *^%e " 1
oh have their word f?r
Mr. Bethea. Bethea's retort caused a
f great deal of cheering and showed that
Mr. Bethea had the crow* with him.
V? '"'{fitr. '
Robert A. Cooper, the "last speaker,
said that the war is an isaue and will
continue so to be until the men hi
return home with victory. He
that he did not expect to see
| reduced, particularly duriaf
He said that tie people would
feel proud of their achievement
the boys return nnd^-fp^T
?Je we were over there Buffering
dying you were reducing ,(0te taxaa**.
He tHM to know if )C*J?r Riebsrd*
if TO IKAVK Al'OVHT ?TH I
tv.V. -.Vv;.. ?' :? _ -L M
UK of WUt??Rcstoc?i!t? Ordered U?
Ca?m* WadHwertlt.
Jdat of white registrants ordered to
report to I .oral Board f or eutrainiuent
to Camp Wadaworth, 8. (ft, on August
thh, at 4 o'clock P,. M- uader call 9T4i
. Fletcher jkrkson, Longtown
Mamies B. Habou, Lugoff K.;
Kdgar Marsh, Camdeu
-^Heary T. Hortojy, Camden ... &
p- Henry H. Holland, Can t?\v f
* .Robert Jtexter Hurst, Camden
? Samuel \6. Yarboro, Bethupe
Daniel C. \ii < .t -Kill, .) efferaon
Troy Ricbard*on,' Kerabaw
Furman IV HUton, Jlethuno
Freddie C, Jordan, Westville
Thomu* II. Klliott, i^anaatt ' if 4
, Manlb Wilsoa, logoff
i Hiram Bander*. Blanvy 4m ?????. ? ??? :
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Lewia I). Haley, Kerabaw ; - ^ jr-~
Simon K. I > a \ i - , K .? i 1 1 a \v
Fred E. Watta, Camden ??.;
.Henry Yo^ny/ W^vllfe " w
John S. Branhaui. "Lugoff ^v,
(.'lie TbnmpaonV Cainden ,r
Benjamin 'IV Jordan, Bet li V 71
The following Registra^iW of the 1018
LC^i^al having been, placed in Clans 1
ami culled up far examination nud fall
ing to appear will be reported to State
Headquarter* a? ddin?iueht? ; .0S?. Wojjday
August' 5th: Isaiah Robertson, (teojgge
Drakeford. John Clark, Joe William*.
Willie Jones, Solomon (.Sorbin, John Man
ning, Willie Garey, Jaine^ Lloyd, Eddie
! Banks, Jhi Wylie Clarke. ,
; The flowing of the 1917iOiatw will
be reported same way on the\bove date
Willie William*, Om A. JonM, r?ak
( Harris, Wiley |)ea*e, Thorn a* Murphy, i
; If any of the above registrants will
meet at the Court House 011 next Mon
day morning ut J> o'clock they can l?o
.
examined and will not be reported. ; -
Ivt <? ??vj*. 1 1 1*
j NEXT L^AN IN SEPTEMBER
Will Continents September 28th \n&
Ends October Jfttli.
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Washington. July 31.? The campaign
for m foil 1-th Liberty todn^vTirt#^
Saturday, September 2$, and continue
three wek's, ending October US) It wan
announced tonight by Secretary Mc
A,l?. V
I Adoo.
Three weeks as the length of the cam
paign for the fourth loan, instead of
four weekB as in previous loans, treas
ury officials plan for a more intensive
campaign;^ A shorter campaign/ It; was
said, will also enable moi*e business men
to enlist as workers.
The date bf tbe campaign was An
nounced at this time in order to allow
campaign organizations to prepare for
the sale of bonds and to prevent tbfc plan
fining of 'another campaign Which might
interfere with the floating of the loan.
^Although official announcement has
not been made the amount of the loan
will be 10,000, 000, 000 and the rate in
terest which the bonds will bear 4 1-2
per cent. Should the treasury decide
. . 4 ... ?. ?- ? . _ ? . ? ? <. ?
soon to t>lace on the market Certifi
cates of indebtedness redeemnfclf f ; ihe>t
?Tnne when taxes are due, the amount
of the loan may be reduced.
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Burled at Logoff.
Lewis M. Branham, who died at his
home at No. 1 Bluff Boad near Colum
bia Saturday was burled it Lugofl in
this pouuty Sunday, Mr. Branham was
03 years of a&e at the time of his deatft
and was a prominent man of his com
munity.
I ' " II 1.1 I . ? II llll ' ?? ?? I ??
in saying the war would not cause a'
raiise in taxes, desires to turn over 'to
the federal government the school sys
tem of South Carolina for, operation."
Does he advocate tbe sacrificing of every
vestige of States rights t" he asked. He
defended his loan plan system. "One
of the candidates said that my position
is illogical," said the speaker. "Kven
if it is not logic it is truth, and logic
is tnte%^ ?
Mr: Cooper said that no matter who
I* elected Governor, he does ,not ex
pee^ to -see taxes reduced; that the peo
ple had one Governor who vetoed ev
erything and everybody, bat the taxes
went up in bis administration.
The speaker said that l? would not
pardon bis best frfdflE unless heT^*
thottfuglily satisfied that tln> court* had
made an error. He ha# been solicitor
too long hot to ; know- -that courts and
juries make' mistakes sometimes, and
for that reason he was not opposed to
the pardoning poorer/ However, he did
think executive clemency shopld not be
dglld except to correct an injustice.
_Mr. Cooper promised, if elected* not
I., know friend or foe in the exercise
SM bin executive duties.
. Although the crowd Was tired they
.listened attentively to Us. Cooper's adr
| dree*. Judging by comments from tbt!
voter* he la easily tbe favorite In this
v PRKD1CT8 BtBASR-S DKFKAT
IMtork Hays Blea** 8*>uM Be Peering
.5? e?t' of e*it with Heard.
Jul.v ^ M)vt*rwk(lutiuj[ tle
1 ' ;l 1 ?f (<ole L. Blease 111 tbe ti i >1 > i oacb
iu* , !?*"'?? ry to elect a Suited States
Henator to aucceed the late Souator THI-|
man was forecast here today by \Y. p.
Pollock, caudidate for the abort town.
The candidate from Cfoeraw expects to
In- their righteous indig
nation, v**ppew lilin out bf their mouth*
$ul- fcyry htm m deep with their bal
Iota that he'll uevor have the face to
come before them agalu. s "If the people
are aroused against him aa they are
whqro we have been withlu the last two
week*, g expect to see him beaten byi
?10.000 votes." v-\ ||-5
Mr. Pollock's words were g reeled with
tremendous applause- aad hts scathing df
nunciatioa of Blea&es's war utterances
drew bursts of continued applause from
tin ?fc*wd. "I know that the h^art of
?FuxpiM'.County ia all right and that you
will not elect ajuy traitor to the United
States Ne^fe." Mr. pollock . said at
the coivglijilou of one of the tuoat elo-l
quent .periods, Aftar leadiug a number
of t he -things Blease aaid frpthcPuglgria
and Filbert, speeches the Sp**k?
"Coyld^any one but a traitor to your
country.^ to your army and your navjr,
any one l>\?t a traitor to you. to yi>ur
wife, your children and to' your home
&'ve .utterance to such sentbnenta as
that. By Bl*aae> sltpno^ ?t Florence
when tin- statements were read to hfr?
face' l?y Mr. .Dial*. Blease had admitted
the correctness of tin- reports aud when
had branded tifnY to hia fW
as being "disloyal from the crowu of
bin head to the sole of hlH feetf'he cotildi
<pot resent it. ,
Mr. Pollock said that three close po
litical allies of Blease and also men of
prouoftnted pro-German sentiments had
been sentenced, to terms In the federal
prison. These, he s^id. were ,W,, P.
Beard. Bl eases' bo<ly guard in previous
campaigns and publisher of The Scimitar,
of Abbeville, a paper debarred from the
moilg because of , Ha disloyal utfafmwM> ;
i*n>mber't>f; editoriaT
[staff of the Charleston American, a paper
that Jva?i been debarred from tha United
States mails and now clamoring <Jay
ill and day out for the election 'of Blease ;
Albert Orth, another Genpan ' of
Charleston. The quartet would not be
complete, said Mr. Pollock, until Blease'
was peering out of the penitentiary,
??where he ought to be'V The editor of
The Charleston American, said the speak -
er. was John P. Grace, who- had attempt
ed to '.speak to audiences to the Pied
mont during the campaign six yeara ago
and was plastered with rotten eggs. The
speaker understood tl^afe President Wil
son preferred ten"1 La Follettes, "as dls
| loyal as La Follctte Is, to one Cole L.
I Blease in the United States Senate."
N. B. Dial of Laurens; Also drote
some acid thrusts into Blease's disloy
alty record. The speeches which the ex
Governor had made at Pomaria and Fil
bert were "the kind of propaganda which
encouraged the American boys ta:\de*ert,
when called "to the armyT They are the
moat pleasing message, he said, that
eould possibly to sent to Germany. "It
pf dissension among
our .people* and creating dissatisfaction
with the government," said the speaker.
[ Mr. Dial said, ha knew of different eases
In which people who were not ko shrewd
as Blease had attempted to repeat dis
mal utterances and had been taken
from the farms aa^, families and . sent
to the federal.-, prison.
Mr. Dial Urged the employment of
Getjaian prisoners in drainage projects
in / the South, This would bring un
told wealth to the southern half of
the State and simultaneously afford em
ployment for the thousands of prisoners
taken iu France, /f'
,tfew Manager Takes Charge. '[%. '*:>
Mr. David Perkins, formerly with the
oil mill at Darlington, took up bis duties
as manager of the Camden branch ojf
the Southern Cotton OH Co. yeftCTday
to succeed Mr. Wm, King who is now in
the Y. M. C. A. service. Ditring Ms.
Ring's absence Mr. Thomas Ancrum has
?been acting, manager of the- Camden"
put. '
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New A n nan n cement.
Mr. 8. A. Vincent ia announced in
this weekH issue of The Chronicle ft*,
a candidate for the offlce of Magistrate
for- Lower Flat Bock Township. V
Mr. Newton Kelly is announced this
week as a candidate for the house of
representatives. . 2*3-1
Mr. John J. Goodale is announced as
,a candidate for Judge of Probate.
: 'x; L\ i. . Site'
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fcrotraHed Meeting at Pltnt
Iter. I. K^mith of FOrt Mill will
conduct a protracted meeting at FHat
Hill Church beginning Bunday evening
August 4th.
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IvIKNUAW MAYS NOT ICS
Interesting llam?ei?i??K*
?? WUT ; m ' * ttn.
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Th. Br. d T>?' ?W ,
-rM
Mi*. K. t\ Brasiuftoh aud daughters
Mi**e* fcdfch, Mary'Nvana aud Aunle,
ami Mr*. 8. V. Braslngton and *oa Cecil
of Ca mden, left last Thursday for a star
at Uidge Cw?t, N?;C,
Mr*. Hob*. Kvaas And children, Mary
ElUabeth aud Albert^ of Monroe, N. Cg.
visited aVthe horn* of Mrs. M. F. Kvans
last weck> v . ?
Mrs. Frank Hlnnaut awd oh lid# it. who
visited the former's parents, Mr *?fl
Mm J. Uobt. Maglll, In the Bethfl sec
tion, returned to their home at iUdge
way last week, Niw. Hlnnaut was ac
companied also by her sister, Ml". H.
I,. Blackmou and little son. S. L. wha
will spend a while with her In Kldge
twy'.
Church Gardner of Rock Hill, and
daughter, Mm. Kffie Sadler of Durham,
N. (?., *p*&t several day? last week
at the home of H. F. Hilton and other
relative* In the Flat Creak section.
I >fr. and Mrs. J. T, Stevens have re
I turned from their visit to Atlantic Q||S.
I and New York.
^trrTsimTitmr^Vewr^ ;ruompaon of
I Taxahaw, were ^ here Saturday to sea
their sun. Gary. who Is at the home
of Mrs. Thompson's sister, Mrs. John
I Haley. tmfTcring from ft broken arm.
The mm was broken by a fall from
the pia/./a of the Taxahkw school build
ing and the little fellow wu? brought
to Kershaw where he eould have thm
attention of a physician. Mr. and Mrs.
I Thompson also ha^ye nnotherson, ^P^cry,
[ at the Fennell Infirmary Rook Hill.
for treatment.
Hasel Horton left last week to join
the-' professor and contingent of Wof
foird students who were selected to go
Mn training at the Plattsburg, N. Y.,
I officer's training <iamp. Wotford will
be made n full military school and the
J studeuts now in* training at Plattsbucg
will constitute the cadet officers of the
I student body. Carlisle Kirkley wm se
lected for the similar course from the
student body of the University of South
I t^roltna, bttt fce fc*d already enlisted
J hi the reserve marine eorj?s and 1b buI>
Men* to call at any time. For that rea
son lie did not go to Plattsburg.
I Dr. W. 6. McDowell, who, was taking
j"t vocation with his family ^p^titero
Ndrth Carolina, motored to Kershaw last
Tuesday to enwdl before the books
I dosed. He was accompanied by W.
I,, lilackmon, who is summering with
his family at Black Mountain, aN. C.
I Dr, McDowell and famijy returned home
| Saturday.
r Mrs. Jan! H. Hamel, who was three
rpaerijsrtif . ? rt"
I turned home last Friday very mnch im*
I proved.
I; Mrs. Jane Olybum and^two daugh
ters. Misses Maifcaret And Thelma, of
I Atlanta, spent several days at the hofae
I of Mr. and Mrs'. T. B. Clyburn last
I week.
Mr. and* Mrs. Boyd E. Young motor*
l ed to Durham, N. C., and g^nt the
I -weak there with relatives. They were
J accompanied oil the trip by their nephew
J Sbalor Crow.
I Mr. and Mrs. CMyton Moore of York,
I returned, hojoe Saturday after f -visit
to the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
I HUton In the Halle Gold Mine section,
f Mrs. : "V. B. 'Campbell has returned
J from Greenville, where she spent some
( time jwitbs her husband, who left &r
I Camp Mills* Sfvl^rr yrfday.
I Sergeant Furman Jones and Corpor
al Grover H. Jones, of Co. 30? Military
I Police, have been transferred with their
l<tp^B|y from Camp Sprier, Greenville,
to r.amp Mills, Mlneola, Ixing IaUnd,
s. t. / ? . -Mmm Sh
:J.' Hermon Long son of R. F. Long
of the Plain* section who removed tf om
'Columbia to Waahingtoh, 0, C., sev
eral month* ago afterf belbg occepted
for nervier, was irfarriedNo Washington
ftupda.v, July, "14, to Mls^Tlfifir Mse
Jennings, of Columbia. '' The ceremony
was performed by Hev. J. O. Ball, pas
t w^f Tte MetropotftanBn ptist Church
of Wtshlng|pn.
Mr. Long Is now on duty In the en
rolling office of the Naval Reserve Fly
*lng Corps*
Aftft 4?iDg J?nflned_ to his home fo r
two weeks with sickness, Rev. R. If.
DnBose, pastor of the Methodist Church
was able to be out again "and Hit hit
preaching appointments on )aat Sunday.
i XV. Tj. Crogton returned Saturday
from Western North Carolina, where he
spent several .week* .recuperating his
health, ?H e 'nay's be baa been /Vttfy much
benefitted by his ktay in the mountain
' it. ?
;Jlis? Nannie Blackmon returned last
week from Orangeburg, where like apent
sevetja weeks with ftkMi!
Jack Massey, am of *|fr. and Mrs.
H. B. Hwtr <* *, and Ml..
Deanie Hilton, daughter ; of Mr. and
yfc Jf Me nnton of Kershaw were
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IbETHUNE NEWS NOTES, j
Chronicle of H?pponli??? WwP,
Our Regular OwttipoaP^
Hutbuuf, 8. 0., Jul* Sl.-Mr.. W?k
King aud tyftp Kon ?* ?*?**?',. J 1
hiv visiting at the home of Mrs, Kin# ?
rather Mr. N. A. IfcthUUe. g?
Ml** Hattl* Garduer spent several daya
of the pn?t week lo Camden.
Mrs. Ben McJtfftlJ. ftl TiUwla
^rjf* Klnf' ljl?l
Mins Flo ride Satcher Wtu> ha?i ???a
the g?c*t of Ml* Mallnda Wa* mturu
ed to her home at Waul last Frtda>.
Mr. uud Mrs. W. M. Stevena and chit
daeu ?!*?* Frldaf 1* Camden. . * .
Mm. A. W. Humphries la vlslttnt rel
atives In Mt. Carmel, 8. O.
Mrs, A. K. McLaurln returned laal^
week after a trip to Heuder?ouvllle_and
other point* In North Carolina.
^Mr. W. K. I>av|? attended court In
Camden Thursday. ?
Mm. O. M. Wilaon, of Newberry, I*
visiting at the home of her mother Mrs*
M. U VLt\h\ " m
Miss Annie Jennie Robertson retu?** A
ed Saturday from Koek Hill wbere^ ?&?_..
fas beep attending summer schools*
Wlutlirop College. ; ,
Miss Mary I.oulae MoTiaurtn return^
ta.t rtMW fmrn ? vl.lt to hot auwt
Mi*. ft M. Ift N?w??wr. J
ut. K...I Mr.. B. W. Bo?t and cMM
ven motored to Haytsvllle Tuesday a
ternoon.
r ' The yoUiiK ladles and mens Sunday
.1 ,W "I tk? M..tho<tl?t Church
with Mrs. 0, T- Mays, Its teacher, hAd
a y?ry pleasant picnic laiit Thursday
at Big Springe. The young folka ?eni- |
,.,l to enjoy Ads outing more, than any
other form of nmnsement had lately.
Messrs. W. E. Pavls.tJ. M. Clyburn,
Tom Hearon and Mays Davis made An
.auto trip last week over into DarWng
tbn county to a flour mill. 'J- w
Dr. A. W. Humphries Is visiting rel- |
atives ne?r Camden.
Mv- (Mrtrence Pate left Wednesday for
linrnwell. S. C.. where he will accept
A position.
.Mr#, -teona Northcuttriwturned to h?r"1
homo litre T<m?l?y *???? .pending mm*-.
time nour Kftifhftw.
? Mr. Jake Betbune left ltf^t Week to
accept a position in a hardware store in
Hartsvllle.
Mr. Mark King of NeeCf*. accompanied
by twenty-four boy sootits from that
town came Monday to camp a . while at
Big Springs. The boy* brought tents,
<ind seem to be etpeotlng a big fame.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Parker hare been
in ChaHatte, S, C., this week where Mr.
Parker underwent a successful opera
tion. Mr. Jfloyd' llfWafton if
^Parker'sy place aa Cashier Aa the Ban
of Bethune while he Is away. ;
Miss Charlotte Watt* baa returned
from Wintbrop aumraer school,
Messrs. Keraha*y -and Boyd McKte?
non. accompanied by Mrs. Kva
and children motored to Monroe, N. C.
la?t week. The former have returned
but Mra. Morgan with be children *
visiting relatives near Monroe.;. ; ; ,
Mr. .Towers of Jefferson was in town
Sunday. .
Mr. Alvln Clybnrn 1b vlaitinf at the
home of toa grandparents Mr. and Mrs.
Black well in the Ashlapd section, j ?v
?' T/ittle Miss Sara . Caston from Bar
lington County la the guest of her aunt
Mra. Joana Caston.
Mr. Tbomwell Clybura. PfcflPv***"'
spent Sunday at bis home here.
Mrs. Marie Rosier of Alablina 1? ?!??
Iting relatives in Ufwn, after a visit
to ber husband at Camp Jackijoo, ?
~ mMlfyrtofpvfy*** Lee CMurn
motore<} to Camden Sunday evening.
Mr. Baron T*ee bas returned from a
visit to relatives near Monroa, If. 0. |
; County Campaign D?l?. ? ??'? ?<
* Bethune, Tuesday, August 13th.
Haley's Mill, Wednesday, August 14th.
Kershaw, Thursday August 15th.
? Westrille, Friday August lflth. (m
^Liberty Hill, Tuesday, August 20th. ;;
Blaney, Wednesday, August 21at. ?> 'A
Doby's Mill, Thursday, August 22nd.
Camden, Friday, August 23rd.
v Cotton Mills, night of ; Monday, Au
gust 26th.
- - -
h ? Georgia's first
bale of 1918 cotton was ginnefl today
by Charles H. Tullia, of Doerum, near
here. The bale, which weighed ttOO ?
pounds, has been shipped to Savannah.
Mr. Ttil lis ginned the state's first bale
last fM p? on the not day.
iiipwi ^ iL - 1 ,? i ,t * "i" i iii
married last Thursday evening at;9'a*&j
a haw by Bar* Mr. Sutton.
;T Mr*. Wv H. Martin and her son, W.
11. Martin, of Laurens, are rlatting Mrs.
Martin's niece, Mrs. John T. Sterens.
Mr. Martialwia mwpted for aerrke and
r*cel*? appointment as Chief Petty
'Ofttc?r in the Naral' Aviation eectlqp.
He will laaVe In a feir da.? for Ro?to^
to go U trainUg.
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